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
MA05477
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
01
vocal
C
kriti
adi
nata
vocal
M
Swaminatha
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR203
MA05478
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
02
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
jayanta sri
vocal
M
Sridhara Pani
Telugu
Vasudevachariyar
1865-1961
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR120
MA05479
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
03
vocal
C
kriti
adi
bhairavi
vocal
M
Lalite
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR030
MA05480
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
04
vocal
C
kriti
adi
gambhira nata
vocal
M
Varajaksha
Telugu
Mysore Sadasiva Rao
1800-1870
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR081
MA05481
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
05
vocal
C
kriti
adi
sama
vocal
M
Guru gahaya
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR450
MA05482
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
06
vocal
C
thillana
adi
kapi
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
Chinniah Pillai
N/A
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR360
MA05483
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
07
vocal
C
devarnama
adi
senjuruti
vocal
M
Kaliyuga Talli
N/A
Purandaradasa
1484–1564
mridangam
N. Ganesan
MA05484
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
08
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
dharmavati
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
N. Ganesan
CR074
MA05485
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
09
vocal
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
N. Ganesan
MA05486
Palghat Subrahmania Iyer
33
1960
1
4
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
15:30
10
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
N. Ganesan

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