Site Statistics

Site Statistics
Total Hits to the system	49,791,270
Number of active users	60
Stories (Comments) in the system	5,971 (821)
Events in the system	3,174
Total Forum Posts	1871
Links (Clicks) in the System	1,354 (1,026,021)
Polls (Answers) in the system	29 (6,338)
Posts deleted as spam	19,980
Static Pages	256

Top Ten Viewed Stories

Story Title	Views
World Music Central's Guide to New York City	46,569
Classical Persian Music	44,282
World Music Central's Guide to World Music in London	34,609
Luther Vandross Obituary and Funeral Services	33,402
Reggeton Diva Ivy Queen announces her tour calendar for the month of June	32,484
Simple Introduction to South Indian Classical Music - Part 1	28,654
Samba Brasileiro – A History	28,189
World Music Guide to Vancouver	26,764
World Music Guide to Montreal	24,119
Dumbing Down, the Dwindling Funding of the Arts	20,473

Top Ten Commented Stories

Story Title	Comments
The Samba of Roda and the Ramlila proclaimed Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity	11
Slamming The Door Shut	10
The Indian Origin of the Guitar	8
Two New Studies Suggest Music Industry Shuns Adult Market	8
Simple Introduction to South Indian Classical Music - Part 2	7
Montreal, A City Ripe for World Music	6
World Music Genres - Letter Q	6
World Music Genres - Letter S	6
Skyhigh Family connection to Somalia	6
World Music Genres - Letter G	6

Top Ten Emailed Stories

Story Title	Emails
Jazz Goa launches new website	78
Moroccan Andalusian Music North American Tour	76
Luther Vandross Obituary and Funeral Services	51
The Brown Indian Band tours Europe	51
Jazz from Goa: interview with Colin D'Cruz-one of India's most accomplished jazz musicians	48
World Premiere: Eumenides, Opera of the Earth in Athens, Greece	31
Dumbing Down, the Dwindling Funding of the Arts	23
Former Brulé Drummer “Eagle” to Join Arvel Bird’s Band	20
Latin Jazz Pianist Hilton Ruiz in a Coma	15
African Reggae Star Lucky Dube Murdered in Robbery	15

Last Ten Users Logged On

User	Logged On
WMC_News_Dept.	Tuesday, February 09 2010 @ 06:34 AM EST
JillTurner	Tuesday, February 09 2010 @ 06:21 AM EST
Onix	Tuesday, February 09 2010 @ 01:11 AM EST
lovebobo	Monday, February 08 2010 @ 05:24 PM EST
moussolou	Monday, February 08 2010 @ 03:52 PM EST
cob	Monday, February 08 2010 @ 03:47 PM EST
JohnnyRock	Sunday, February 07 2010 @ 05:43 PM EST
timskelpin	Saturday, February 06 2010 @ 03:50 PM EST
ARomero	Saturday, February 06 2010 @ 02:48 PM EST
davidk	Saturday, February 06 2010 @ 11:31 AM EST

Top Ten Events

Event	Hits
Maestro Jorge Cappa	1,793
Maria Del Mar Bonet	1,769
Music of the Americas 2005-2006	1,605
Master Jorge Cappa: 5 Centuries of Music for Guitar!	1,582
2Face Idibia African Queen Concert	1,540
Rosette Guitar Duo Wooden Dragons Tour 2006	1,492
World Expo Zaragoza 2008	1,467
World music Festival "From one world to another"	1,394
Global Groove Music Festival	1,356
Westchester Reggae Fest Vintage Night	1,335

Forum Top 10 Viewed Topics

Topic Subject	Views
What are your favourite pieces of music	14146
MURAT SES	12162
KASSAV'	10745
Darren Hayes (Former Savage Garden)	10334
Brazilian Musical Instruments	9656
world music awards?	7921
Your 2003 Favorites?	7549
hulusi	7505
US and Canadian Immigrations	6834
mp3's and Persian CD's	6504
Advice on tuning for Gimbri	6039

Forum Top 10 Replied Topics

Topic Subject	Replies
What are your favourite pieces of music	16
Darren Hayes (Former Savage Garden)	15
hulusi	13
MURAT SES	13
Album Suggestions	8
Native American/Electronic	7
Jaws Harp - Maultrommel - Guimbarde	7
Your 2003 Favorites?	7
world music awards?	7
KASSAV'	6
Chantal Chamandy	6

Top Ten Links

Links	Hits
World Music Charts Europe	4,594
MP3.com World Music and Reggae Area	4,581
World Music Store	4,309
Shareware Music Machine	4,274
Músicas del Mundo.org	4,258
Freemuse	3,961
WOMAD Festival Dates	3,950
All Import Music. com	3,862
Etnomusic	3,837
Sinclair Media Boycott	3,519

Top Ten Polls

Poll Topic	Votes
What's Your Favorite World Music in 2007	1,314
Who is the best world music artist of 2004	629
What instruments do you like the most?	461
What is the Next Major Trend in World Music?	417
Best World Act 2008	394
which is your favorite music format?	333
In addition to world music, what is your favorite kind of music	318
47th Grammy nominees for this year's contemporary world music Grammy award. Who would you vote for?	270
What Do You Think of the New Google Search Box?	257
Do you like web sites with flash animation?	231

Top Ten Static Pages

Page Title	Hits
Agents	140,620
International Dance Glossary	138,089
Traditional and world music schools	131,152
Fado music	126,894
genres	122,272
labels	112,634
World Music Venues and Presenters	100,500
Traditional and Folk musical instruments	86,975
Folk and Ethnic Dance schools	82,905
World Music Media	82,427