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
MA01136
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
03
vocal
C
devarnama
rupakam
kamavardhani
vocal
M
Ninna Nodi
Kannada
Purandaradasa
1484–1564
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
MA01137
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
04
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
bhairavi
vocal
M
Yarukku Ponnambala
Tamil
Gopalakrishna Bharati
1810–1896
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
CR030
MA01134
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
01
vocal
C
kriti
adi
vijaya sri
vocal
M
Varanarada
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
CR507
MA01135
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
02
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
begada
vocal
M
Karunakara
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
CR029
MA01138
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
05
vocal
C
kriti
adi
surati
vocal
M
Balasubrahmanyam
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
CR491
MA01141
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
08
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
MA01140
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
07
vocal
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
MA01139
S. V. Parthasarathi
14
1941
1
2
Thu
N/A
15:00
06
vocal
C
ragam pallavi
N/A
chakra vakam
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Kalpathi Ramanathan
CR047

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