Pilkington Bedwell has launched Songlines for iPhone and iPod touch, offering content from the much admired world music magazine.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2009, Songlines, edited by Simon Broughton, co-editor of The Rough Guide to World Music, is a magazine that looks at the world through its music.
Covering music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, Songlines features artists from all around the globe: from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe; from Miriam Makeba to Mariza; from Gilberto Gil to Gogol Bordello and from Bjork to Buena Vista Social Club. Discover the traditional instruments of the world: the sitar, the kora, the talking drum and beyond.
iPhone features include:
TOP OF THE WORLD:40 of the best recent world music releases, from Baka Beyond to Varrtina, with 30 seconds samples and album review
BEGINNER'S GUIDES:an introduction to some of the legends of world music
GUEST PLAYLISTS from:Andy Kershaw, Karl Hyde, Philip Pulman, Rob da Bank and Benny Andersson
BUY FROM iTUNES:buy tracks and albums via in app links to iTunes
Available from the Apple iTunes App Store, Songlines is free and requires the iPhone 3.0 Software Update or later.
Songlines iTunes podcasts have in the past won several awards.
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