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
MA00721
M. S. Subbulakshmi
12
1938
12
27
Tue
N/A
16:30
06
vocal
C
kirtana
rupakam
hemavati
N/A
F
Karuna
N/A
Ramachandra Sastry
N/A
CR106
MA01426
Kivalur Minakshi Sundaram Pillai
16
1942
12
28
Mon
Sri Sundareswarar Hall, Mylapore
15:30
07
vocal
C
ragam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
A. Kannan
CR106
MA04395
Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer
30
1956
12
24
Mon
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
21:00
03
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
M
Sri Kanthimathim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Vellore Ramabhadran
CR106
MA04920
M. Tyagarajan
32
1958
12
22
Mon
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
03
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
M
Sri Kantimatim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Vellore Ramabhadran
CR106
MA05422
M. S. Subbulakshmi
33
1960
1
1
Fri
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
17:30
05
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
F
Sri Kantimatim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
V. Nagarajan
CR106
MA05452
Dwaram Venkatasami Naidu
33
1960
1
2
Sat
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
08
instrumental
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
violin
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Madurai Krishna Iyengar
CR106
MA06585
Karukurichi P. Arunachalam
37
1963
12
20
Fri
Music Academy New Building
17:30
04
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
nagasvaram
M
Sri Kantimateem
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
tavil
Nachiarkoil Raghava Pillai
CR106
MA06871
M. P. N. Sethuraman Ponnuswami
37
1964
1
1
Wed
Music Academy New Building
15:00
03
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
nagasvaram
M
Sri Kantimati
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
CR106
MA07514
Alathur Srinivasa Iyer
39
1965
12
28
Tue
Music Academy Premises
17:30
10
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Palghat Mani Iyer
CR106
MA07872
Kadayanallur S. Venkataraman
40
1966
12
27
Tue
Music Academy Premises
14:30
02
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
M
Sri Kantimateem
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
K. Srivatsan
CR106
MA07953
Madurai Somasundaram
40
1966
12
29
Thu
Music Academy Premises
17:30
11
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Murugabhupati
CR106
MA08008
T. K. Rangachari
40
1967
1
1
Sun
Music Academy Premises
17:30
04
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
M
Sri Kantimatim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Madurai Krishna Iyengar
CR106
MA08562
S. Rajam
43
1969
12
19
Fri
Music Academy Hall
20:30
05
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
M
Sri Kantimatim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Ramachandran
CR106
MA08807
A. K. C. Natarajan
43
1970
1
1
Thu
Music Academy Hall
20:30
04
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
clarinet
M
Sri Kantimati
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
tavil
Tirukokarnam Chelliah
CR106
MA09097
Madurai Somasundaram
44
1970
12
28
Mon
Music Academy Hall
17:30
07
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
Sri Rajarajeswarim
N/A
V. Krishnaswamy
N/A
mridangam
C. S. Murugaboopathy
CR106
MA09302
N. Ramani
45
1971
12
21
Tue
Music Academy Hall
15:30
05
instrumental
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
flute
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Vellore Ramabhadran
CR106
MA09496
Madurai Somasundaram
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
12
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Murugabhupati
CR106
MA09572
Saroja
45
1972
1
1
Sat
Music Academy Hall
15:00
04
vocal
C
kriti
adi
hemavati
vocal
F
Srikanthimatim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Dindigul P. Ramamurthi
CR106
MA09809
T. R. Subramaniam
46
1972
12
28
Thu
Music Academy Hall
15:00
07
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
vocal
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Kuttalam Viswanatha Iyer
CR106
MA10056
Mani Krishnaswami
47
1973
12
23
Sun
Music Academy Hall
15:00
07
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
hemavati
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Kuttalam Viswanatha Iyer
CR106

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