Site Statistics - World Music Central

World Music Central

Site Statistics

Site Statistics
Total Hits to the system	43,116,561
Number of active users	97
Stories (Comments) in the system	5,547 (812)
Events in the system	3,065
Total Forum Posts	1696
Links (Clicks) in the System	1,315 (912,603)
Polls (Answers) in the system	29 (6,338)
Posts deleted as spam	19,774
Static Pages	256

Top Ten Viewed Stories

Story Title	Views
World Music Central's Guide to New York City	43,521
Classical Persian Music	41,703
Reggeton Diva Ivy Queen announces her tour calendar for the month of June	31,923
World Music Central's Guide to World Music in London	31,900
Luther Vandross Obituary and Funeral Services	31,354
World Music Guide to Vancouver	24,097
Samba Brasileiro – A History	23,775
Simple Introduction to South Indian Classical Music - Part 1	22,792
World Music Guide to Montreal	22,175
Bhangra	18,859

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
A Concert of Shared Multi-Cultures: Akin Euba, His Circle, and Beyond	15
African Reggae Star Lucky Dube Murdered in Robbery	15

Top Ten Events

Event	Hits
Maestro Jorge Cappa	1,418
Maria Del Mar Bonet	1,403
Music of the Americas 2005-2006	1,242
2Face Idibia African Queen Concert	1,203
Master Jorge Cappa: 5 Centuries of Music for Guitar!	1,173
Rosette Guitar Duo Wooden Dragons Tour 2006	1,130
World Expo Zaragoza 2008	1,099
World music Festival "From one world to another"	1,029
Westchester Reggae Fest Vintage Night	1,020
Global Groove Music Festival	1,018

Forum Top 10 Viewed Topics

Topic Subject	Views
MURAT SES	9903
What are your favourite pieces of music	9170
KASSAV'	8823
Brazilian Musical Instruments	8169
Darren Hayes (Former Savage Garden)	8159
world music awards?	6336
Your 2003 Favorites?	6182
US and Canadian Immigrations	5649
mp3's and Persian CD's	5039
Advice on tuning for Gimbri	4592
hulusi	4569

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
Jaws Harp - Maultrommel - Guimbarde	7
Your 2003 Favorites?	7
KASSAV'	6
oud	6
Chantal Chamandy	6
world music awards?	6
Native American/Electronic	6

Top Ten Links

Links	Hits
World Music Charts Europe	4,253
MP3.com World Music and Reggae Area	4,237
World Music Store	4,025
Músicas del Mundo.org	3,912
Shareware Music Machine	3,872
Freemuse	3,677
WOMAD Festival Dates	3,639
All Import Music. com	3,584
Etnomusic	3,533
Sinclair Media Boycott	3,282

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	140,463
International Dance Glossary	138,036
Traditional and world music schools	124,306
genres	122,236
Fado music	116,216
labels	112,537
World Music Venues and Presenters	99,434
Traditional and Folk musical instruments	85,266
World Music Media	80,985
Folk and Ethnic Dance schools	80,191