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
MA04783
Suryanarayanamurti
31
1957
12
30
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
01
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
padi
vocal
M
Sri Guruna
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Natarajan
CR213
MA06458
Palani Vijayalakshmi
36
1962
12
28
Fri
N/A
15:30
03
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
padi
vocal
M
Sri Gurunatha
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Palaai C. Kumar
CR213
MA02001
Nellai Krishnamurti
19
1945
12
27
Thu
Sri Sundareswarar Hall, Mylapore
15:30
06
vocal
C
kriti
trisra
padi
vocal
M
Paramapurusha
N/A
Muthiah Bhagavatar
1877-1945
mridangam
P. S. Devarajan
CR213
MA11228
S. R. Janakiraman
50
1976
12
25
Sat
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
15:00
06
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
padi
vocal
M
Gummani
Telugu
Annamacharya
1408-1503
mridangam
Dindigul P. Ramamurthi
CR213
MA09224
G.Swarnalatha
44
1971
1
1
Fri
Music Academy Premises
14:30
05
vocal
C
kriti
adi
padi
vocal
F
Paramapurusham
Muthiah Bhagavathar
mridangam
Devarajan
CR213

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