Site Statistics

Site Statistics
Total Hits to the system	47,517,113
Number of active users	69
Stories (Comments) in the system	5,812 (814)
Events in the system	3,134
Total Forum Posts	1805
Links (Clicks) in the System	1,342 (987,198)
Polls (Answers) in the system	29 (6,338)
Posts deleted as spam	19,919
Static Pages	256

Top Ten Viewed Stories

Story Title	Views
World Music Central's Guide to New York City	45,382
Classical Persian Music	43,382
World Music Central's Guide to World Music in London	33,597
Luther Vandross Obituary and Funeral Services	32,625
Reggeton Diva Ivy Queen announces her tour calendar for the month of June	32,277
Simple Introduction to South Indian Classical Music - Part 1	26,800
Samba Brasileiro – A History	26,290
World Music Guide to Vancouver	25,686
World Music Guide to Montreal	23,414
Bhangra	19,467

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
A Concert of Shared Multi-Cultures: Akin Euba, His Circle, and Beyond	15

Last Ten Users Logged On

User	Logged On
WMC_News_Dept.	Saturday, November 21 2009 @ 08:45 AM EST
ARomero	Thursday, November 19 2009 @ 09:11 PM EST
bunvik	Thursday, November 19 2009 @ 12:51 PM EST
bahar	Thursday, November 19 2009 @ 12:42 PM EST
glencho	Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 03:13 PM EST
Patrick Prein	Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 02:23 PM EST
leahgram	Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 12:04 PM EST
tango1947	Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 12:03 PM EST
hanibalrach	Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 11:39 AM EST
vdara	Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 11:17 AM EST

Top Ten Events

Event	Hits
Maestro Jorge Cappa	1,677
Maria Del Mar Bonet	1,640
Music of the Americas 2005-2006	1,482
Master Jorge Cappa: 5 Centuries of Music for Guitar!	1,451
2Face Idibia African Queen Concert	1,413
Rosette Guitar Duo Wooden Dragons Tour 2006	1,355
World Expo Zaragoza 2008	1,350
Global Groove Music Festival	1,252
World music Festival "From one world to another"	1,251
Westchester Reggae Fest Vintage Night	1,246

Forum Top 10 Viewed Topics

Topic Subject	Views
What are your favourite pieces of music	11320
MURAT SES	11247
KASSAV'	9944
Darren Hayes (Former Savage Garden)	9414
Brazilian Musical Instruments	9054
world music awards?	7259
Your 2003 Favorites?	6998
US and Canadian Immigrations	6368
hulusi	6319
mp3's and Persian CD's	5902
Advice on tuning for Gimbri	5403

Forum Top 10 Replied Topics

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

Top Ten Links

Links	Hits
World Music Charts Europe	4,490
MP3.com World Music and Reggae Area	4,465
World Music Store	4,221
Músicas del Mundo.org	4,138
Shareware Music Machine	4,116
Freemuse	3,870
WOMAD Festival Dates	3,848
All Import Music. com	3,767
Etnomusic	3,743
Sinclair Media Boycott	3,447

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	140,593
International Dance Glossary	138,089
Traditional and world music schools	128,588
Fado music	123,100
genres	122,272
labels	112,634
World Music Venues and Presenters	100,213
Traditional and Folk musical instruments	86,523
Folk and Ethnic Dance schools	82,000
World Music Media	81,884