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 - Conference - Year - Month - Date - Day - Place - Opening Time - Program Number - H/C - I/V - Musical Form - Title of the Piece - Composer - Language - Ragam - Raga ID - Talam - Name 1 - Instrument 1 - Gender 1 - Name (PC) 1 - PC instrument 1 - Gender PC 1
MA09486
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
02
C
vocal
devarnama
Gajavadana
Purandaradasa
Kannada
hamsa dhvani
CR098
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09485
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
01
C
vocal
N/A
Ninnu namminanu
N/A
N/A
deva manohari
CR537
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09488
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
04
C
vocal
kirtana
Neelakantha mahadeva
Indira Natesayyar
N/A
kuvalaya bharanam
CR374
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09489
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
05
C
vocal
kirtana
Palintsu
Srirangam Rangaswamy Pillai
N/A
kambhoji
CR135
rupakam
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09490
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
06
C
vocal
kirtana
Saptagirisam
Krishnaswamy
N/A
sunada vinodini
CR488
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09493
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
09
C
vocal
kirtana
Devi Sri Meenakshi
Ramana Prasad
N/A
todi
CR500
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09494
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
10
C
vocal
kirtana
Saradambike
Adiseshaier
N/A
sumanisa ranjani
CR548
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09496
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
12
C
vocal
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
N/A
N/A
hemavati
CR106
N/A
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09497
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
13
C
vocal
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09498
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
14
C
vocal
mangalam
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA04473
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
01
C
instrumental
varnam
N/A
N/A
N/A
kalyani
CR133
ata
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04474
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
02
C
instrumental
kirtana
Sarasiruha
Doraiswami Iyer
N/A
nata
CR203
adi
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04480
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
08
C
instrumental
thevaram
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04481
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
09
C
instrumental
thiruppugazh
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04482
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
10
C
instrumental
javali
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04483
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
11
C
instrumental
Kavadichindu
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04484
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
12
C
instrumental
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
N/A
N/A
kambhoji
CR135
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04485
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
13
C
instrumental
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04486
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
14
C
instrumental
mangalam
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA09491
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
07
C
vocal
kriti
Neelayatakshi
Muttuswami Dikshitar
Sanskrit
paras
CR215
triputa
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA04478
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
06
C
instrumental
kriti
Srivaralakshmi
Muttuswami Dikshitar
Sanskrit
sri
rupakam
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA09492
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
08
C
vocal
kirtana
Narayana
Papanasam Sivan
Tamil
sama
CR450
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09487
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
03
C
vocal
kirtana
Manasuloni
Tyagaraja
Telugu
hindolam
CR109
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA09495
45
1971
12
29
Wed
Music Academy Hall
17:30
11
C
vocal
kriti
Sadamathim
Tyagaraja
Telugu
gambhira vani
CR082
adi
Madurai Somasundaram
vocal
M
Murugabhupati
mridangam
M
MA04475
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
03
C
instrumental
kriti
Yochana Kamala
Tyagaraja
Telugu
darbar
CR062
adi
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04476
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
04
C
instrumental
kriti
Vidulaku
Tyagaraja
Telugu
maya malava gaula
CR182
desadi
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04477
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
05
C
instrumental
kriti
Enthaninne
Tyagaraja
Telugu
mukhari
CR190
adi
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam
MA04479
30
1956
12
28
Fri
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
15:00
07
C
instrumental
kriti
Etulabrotuvo
Tyagaraja
Telugu
chakra vakam
CR047
chapu
Tirukkokarnam Brothers
veena
M
Syamsunder
mridangam