The Music Academy Madras (MAM) database offers a unique window into the content and performance practices of Carnatic music concerts during the annual music festival held at MAM from 1935 to 2019.

Being one of the earliest music organizations in South India, the Academy has played a pivotal role in the promotion of Carnatic music. This valuable information was compiled from the Music Conference Souvenir, a festival program published by MAM. It includes details such as the date and time of each concert, the names of the performers, the genres and compositions performed, the names of composers, and the specific raga and tala used for each piece. Such data is exceptionally rare because, in the Carnatic music tradition, it's not customary to provide a printed program to the audience in advance. Consequently, there is virtually no consistent record available anywhere else that documents what was performed during the concerts.

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Toggle column: MA IID - performer 1 - conference number - year - month - date - day - place - opening time - program number - vocal or instrumental - style - musical form - talam - ragam - instrument 1 - gender 1 - title of the piece - language - composer - composers' year of birth and death - PC instrument 1 - percussion 1 - Raga ID
MA17890
Syamala Venkateswaran
70
1996
12
18
Wed
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
10:30
04
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
bauli
vocal
F
Tappulanniyu
N/A
Muthiah Bhagavatar
1877-1945
mridangam
Karalikudii K. Jayaraman
CR028
MA05636
M. S. Subbulakshmi
34
1960
12
25
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
17:00
09
vocal
C
kirtana
rupakam
bauli
vocal
F
Sambho Mahadeva
Tamil
Neelakantha Sivan
1839-1900
mridangam
T. K. Murti
CR028
MA18973
Nirmala Sundararajan
72
1998
12
18
Fri
T.T. Krishnamachari Auditrium
10:00
02
vocal
C
kriti
chapu
bauli
vocal
F
Palli Ezhundarul
N/A
Lakshmana Pillai
N/A
mridangam
Kuttalam Viswanatha Iyer
CR028
MA19577
Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar
73
1999
12
23
Thu
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
14:00
02
instrumental
C
kirtana
adi
bauli
flute
F
Sriman Narayana
Telugu
Annamacharya
1408-1503
mridangam
Pungulam Subramaniam
CR028
MA05011
M. S. Subbulakshmi
32
1958
12
25
Thu
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
17:30
08
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
bauli
vocal
F
Sambho Mahadeva
Tamil
Nilakantha Sivan
N/A
mridangam
Nagarajan
CR028
MA13821
T. N. Ravi Prasad
58
1984
12
30
Sun
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
13:00
06
vocal
C
kriti
adi
bauli
vocal
M
Sri Parvati
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
V. Ramiah
CR028
MA01573
Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer
17
1943
12
25
Sat
Sri Sundareswarar Hall, Mylapore
17:30
06
vocal
C
kriti
adi
bauli
vocal
M
Sri Parvathiparaniesvaran
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Palghat Mani Iyer
CR028
MA02409
Mani Bhagavathar
21
1947
12
26
Fri
N/A
15:30
06
vocal
C
kriti
adi
bauli
vocal
M
Parvati nayaka
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Lakshminarayanan
CR028

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