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Pocket Bhangra app for the iPhone

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Pocket Bhangra is three Bhangra instruments featuring studio-quality recordings from professional Bhangra musicians all rolled up in one app!

DHOL

The heart of Punjabi music and dance, this drum provides the strong beat in Bhangra music. Pocket Bhangra's dhol brings you:
* clean, studio-quality audio samples from a professional dholi: Ronny from A-Slam Music Productions
* clear "hit zones" as to where to tap the dhol to produce the different sounds
* fluid animations of the dugga and tilli sticks
* ability to play the dhol along with tumbi or tabla loops

TUMBI


The single, yet unmistakable, string that provides the melody in Bhangra music. Pocket Bhangra's tumbi brings you:
* clean, studio-quality audio samples from a professional tumbi player: Tumbiwalla
* a four note scale with an upstroke and downstroke for each note
* a tuning mechanism to change the pitch of the tumbi to match any Bhangra song
* clear "hit zones" as to where to strum and fret notes
* hammer-on and pull-off notes (when strum button is held down)
* slide notes (when strum button is held down)
* ability to play the tumbi along with dhol or tabla loops

TABLA

These pair of drums allow you to vary the pitch of the percussive sounds. Pocket Bhangra's tabla brings you:
* clean, studio-quality audio samples from a professional tabla player: Didar Singh
* a tuning mechanism to change the pitch of each tabla drum
* clear "hit zones" as to where to hit tabla
* a special "sliding hit zone" to produce a waving sound on the bayan drum
* ability to play the tabla along with dhol or tumbi loops

STAY TUNED! MORE INSTRUMENTS BEING ADDED SOON!


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