There's no shortage of streaming music services on the Web that deliver an entertaining mix of music?Pandora, Slacker, and Songza?are just three of the many companies vying for your ears. Batanga joins the fray with a free app that has a decidedly Latin focus. Batanga serves up the same quality music as its iPad app, but with a far more user-friendly interface that makes it a streaming music service worth a listen.
Getting Started
Unlike Batanga for iPad, the browser-based version doesn't require you to create an account, but you may wish to if you want to create a station and sync with the mobile version (there's also an option to log in using your Facebook credentials).
The main difference between Batanga's Web and iPad app is the interface. The mobile version suffers from a splintered interface that has individual screens for each section (Now Playing, My Stations, Genres, Artists, Tracks, New Station); Batanga the website has a far more consolidated set up that makes the entire experience more user friendly.
Using Batanga
You start with Batanga by either key an artist name or song into the search engine box or clicking one of the genre channels (including the likes of Salsa, Raggaeton, and Cumbia) just south of it. Audio playback automatically begins when you select an artist or genre channel. Batanga's audio is what you'd expect from a streaming audio service?crisp with decent highs and lows. Audiophiles will probably sneer at it, but less- discerning listeners shouldn't find fault with the audio. As with other music services you can like or dislike songs to help tailor the listening experience, but for some reason they are in Spanish (the other portions of the site are in English).
As a track plays, Batanga displays useful information such as song or album title, plus similar tracks that you should check out, which aids in music discovery. For an app that's presented as having a heavy Latin focus?and it does?there's a surprising number of English language artists (such as AC/DC, Frank Sinatra, and The Rolling Stones). There's lots of music to enjoy, including lyrics which you can use to sing along to the music.
The Artists section lets you find music makers by applying filters such as music genre, leading voice (based on gender), language, decade, and other differentiators. It's an unusual music discovery method that I liked?I wouldn't mind seeing other apps adopting a similar tool. Not only does Artists serve you musicians that match your selected criteria, but it displays the number of tracks each act has in Batanga's library, the songs' popularity, and a button that lets you add the track to the currently playing station. The Tracks section works in a similar manner except that it helps you sift through songs instead of artists. Note: The site would ocassionally freeze and not recognize my inputs. This was uickly remedied with a page refresh.
The Wrap
Those who enjoy Latin music will find a lot to like in Batanga. There are lots of Spanish genres, plus a few English speaking bands tossed in for good measure. Songza remains our Editor's Choice among strictly free streaming music sites due to its creative playlist-themed service, but Batanga is also worthy a try.
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