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
MA06141
Vidya Shankar
35
1961
12
31
Sun
Music Academy New Building
15:30
01
instrumental
C
kriti
t. mathyam
kalyani
veena
F
Nive Katyayani
Telugu
Syama Sastri
1762-1827
mridangam
Venkatesan
CR133
MA06143
Vidya Shankar
35
1961
12
31
Sun
Music Academy New Building
15:30
03
instrumental
C
kriti
rupakam
garuda dhvani
veena
F
Tatvameruga
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Venkatesan
CR085
MA06142
Vidya Shankar
35
1961
12
31
Sun
Music Academy New Building
15:30
02
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
saveri
veena
F
Enta nerchina
Telugu
Patnam Subramanya Iyer
1845-1902
mridangam
Venkatesan
CR458
MA06144
Vidya Shankar
35
1961
12
31
Sun
Music Academy New Building
15:30
04
instrumental
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
bhairavi
veena
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Venkatesan
CR030
MA06145
Vidya Shankar
35
1961
12
31
Sun
Music Academy New Building
15:30
05
instrumental
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
veena
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Venkatesan
MA06146
Vidya Shankar
35
1961
12
31
Sun
Music Academy New Building
15:30
06
instrumental
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
veena
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Venkatesan

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