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
MA01000
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
04
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
soma tarangini
vocal
F
Jaganmohana
N/A
Sankaranarayanier
N/A
mridangam
Jagannathan
CR600
MA01004
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
08
vocal
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
vocal
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Jagannathan
MA01005
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
09
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Jagannathan
MA01002
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
06
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
sri ranjani
vocal
F
Ini Oru
Tamil
Papanasam Sivan
1890-1973
mridangam
Jagannathan
MA00999
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
03
vocal
C
kirtana
triputa
todi
vocal
F
Kali Theera
Tamil
Kotiswara Iyer
1869 - 1938
mridangam
Jagannathan
CR500
MA01001
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
05
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
dhanyasi
vocal
F
Kalayami
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Jagannathan
CR073
MA00997
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
01
vocal
C
kriti
adi
kamala manohari
vocal
F
Kanjadala
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Jagannathan
CR353
MA00998
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
02
vocal
C
kriti
triputa
darbar
vocal
F
Ramabhirama
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Jagannathan
CR062
MA01003
Vijayalakshmi Natarajan
14
1940
12
22
Sun
N/A
17:00
07
vocal
C
padam
triputa
kambhoji
vocal
F
Bala vinave
Telugu
Kshetragnar
1595-1680
mridangam
Jagannathan
CR135

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