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
MA00446
T. N. Rajaratnam Pillai
10
1937
1
2
Sat
N/A
21:00
09
instrumental
C
kirtana
adi
saindavi
nagasvaram
M
Gathi niyalal
N/A
Nagaswaram Rajaratnam Pillay
N/A
CR447
MA02984
Parassala Ponnammal
25
1951
12
23
Sun
P. S. High School
15:00
06
vocal
C
javali
adi
saindavi
vocal
F
Itusahasamu
N/A
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
V. S. Janaki
CR447
MA05729
Sheik Chinna Moulana
34
1960
12
28
Wed
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
04
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
saindavi
nagasvaram
M
Itu sahasamulu
N/A
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
tavil
Yemani Raghaviah
CR447
MA08717
Aylore Krishnan
43
1969
12
29
Mon
Music Academy Premises
15:00
06
vocal
C
javali
adi
saindavi
vocal
M
Imsahasa
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Trichy Sankaran
CR447
MA09004
Prabhakara Varma
44
1970
12
25
Fri
Music Academy Premises
13:30
08
vocal
C
kriti
adi
saindavi
vocal
Itusahasa
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Mannargudi A. Eswaran
CR447
MA11600
Visalam Venkatachalam
51
1977
12
25
Sun
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
1330
05
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
saindavi
veena
M
Itu sahasamulu
N/A
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Suchindram K. Shankar
CR447
MA11435
Arundathi Sarcar
50
1977
1
1
Sat
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
13:30
06
vocal
C
kriti
adi
saindavi
vocal
F
Itusahasamulu
N/A
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
P. V. Akhileswaran
CR447
MA14213
Padmalochana Nagarajan
60
1986
12
26
Fri
T.T. Krishnamachari Auditrium
14:30
08
vocal
C
javali
adi
saindavi
vocal
F
Itu Sahasamulu
Telugu
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Manakkal R. Sriram
CR447
MA21438
Kasim
77
2003
12
23
Tue
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
10:00
09
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
saindavi
nagasvaram
M
Itusahasamu
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
tavil
Mannargudi M. R. Vasudevan
CR447
MA22501
Palai C. K. Ramachandran
80
2006
12
25
Mon
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
10:00
11
vocal
C
adi
saindavi
vocal
M
Itu Sahasamulu
N/A
Swati Tirunal
N/A
mridangam
Mannargudi A. Eswaran
CR447

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