Skip to main content

iPod/iPhone > News

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 Songlines world music comes to iPhone, iPod touch

Covering music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion

Nick Spence

  • Email to a friend
  • Print this article
  • Bookmark this page
  • RSS feed

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.

Question of the day!

Mark Hattersley
Editor in Chief

Do you use Adobe Photoshop with a Wacom tablet?

Question of the day!

Do you use Adobe Photoshop with a Wacom tablet?

% of Macworld readers agree with you

Yes
TBC
No
TBC

How does a Wacom tablet improve the Photoshop experience?

124 characters remaining

Follow the conversation at @TabletChat

paintings & illustrations, mostly, which i upload to flickr.RT @fragmentedm

I draw manga/anime characters. I also do graphic design and photography.RT @spialelo

Yes. I usually put them up on my #deviantart account for feedback on how to improve.RT @spialelo

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.

Email A Friend

Email this article to a friend or colleague:



PLEASE NOTE: Your name is used only to let the recipient know who sent the story, and in case of transmission error. Both your name and the recipient's name and address will not be used for any other purpose.

<<prev article | back to news index | next article>>

Latest News


More news...