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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 WOMAD festival comes to iPhone, iPod touch

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Nick Spence

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The annual WOMAD - World Of Music Arts and Dance – festival has launched a free iPhone and iPod touch application so visitors and those interested in a world of music can keep in touch with events.

WOMAD runs at Charlton Park, between Cirencester and Chippenham, close to Malmesbury, Wiltshire on the 24, 25 and 26 July.

More WOMAD festivals and events are planned throughout the year.

Among a eclectic line-up are Ethiopiques & Badume's Band with Mahmoud Ahmed (Ethiopia), Solomon Burke (United States), Nneka (Nigeria), Oumou Sangare (Mali), Rokia Traoré (France/Mali), Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (United States), Roy Ayers (United States), Peter Gabriel (United Kingdom), Cool Crooners (Zimbabwe) and Youssou N'Dour et le Super Etoile de Dakar (Senegal).

The WOMAD application offers a chance to explore the festival, tag favourite acts, read regular news and updates, watch video and use the GPS function to find out where you are at the festival.

Users can also tweet photos and messages to Twitter from the application as the festival unfolds.

Available from the Apple iTunes App Store the WOMAD application requires the iPhone 2.2 Software Update and is free.

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Greg said on Wed, 22 Jul 2009

Great festival, very nice app, much better than the iTunes Festival app. Thanks for the tip-off.

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