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
MA08888
H.T. Ramaswami
44
1970
12
22
Tue
Music Academy Premises
13:30
01
vocal
C
varnam
adi
begada
vocal
N/A
B.K. Padmanabha Rao
mridangam
Kumbakonam M. Rajappa
CR029
MA08889
H.T. Ramaswami
44
1970
12
22
Tue
Music Academy Premises
13:30
02
vocal
C
kriti
chatrashra ekam
purna chandrika
vocal
Maha Ganapatim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Kumbakonam M. Rajappa
CR218
MA08892
H.T. Ramaswami
44
1970
12
22
Tue
Music Academy Premises
13:30
05
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
nata kurinji
vocal
Mamavasada Varade
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Kumbakonam M. Rajappa
CR206
MA08890
H.T. Ramaswami
44
1970
12
22
Tue
Music Academy Premises
13:30
03
vocal
C
kriti
adi
sri ranjani
vocal
Brochevarevare
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Kumbakonam M. Rajappa
MA08891
H.T. Ramaswami
44
1970
12
22
Tue
Music Academy Premises
13:30
04
vocal
C
kriti
kanda triputa
darbar
vocal
Raghavendaraguru
Telugu
Mysore Vasudevachariyar
1865-1961
mridangam
Kumbakonam M. Rajappa
CR062
MA08893
H.T. Ramaswami
44
1970
12
22
Tue
Music Academy Premises
13:30
06
vocal
C
kriti
tisram
kalyani
vocal
Birana varalichi
Telugu
Syama Sastri
1762-1827
mridangam
Kumbakonam M. Rajappa
CR133

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