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
MA04899
B. Krishnamurthi
32
1958
12
22
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
04
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
kapi
vocal
M
Nale nallanal
Tamil
Vedanayakam pillai
1826–1889
mridangam
M. Rajaram
CR360
MA04896
B. Krishnamurthi
32
1958
12
22
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
01
vocal
C
kriti
adi
kannada
vocal
M
Sami idivela
Telugu
Patnam Subramanya Iyer
1845-1902
mridangam
M. Rajaram
CR137
MA04897
B. Krishnamurthi
32
1958
12
22
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
02
vocal
C
kriti
adi
panthu varali
vocal
M
Raghuvara
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
M. Rajaram
CR410
MA04898
B. Krishnamurthi
32
1958
12
22
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
03
vocal
C
kriti
chapu
sankarabharanam
vocal
M
Akshayalinga
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
M. Rajaram
MA04900
B. Krishnamurthi
32
1958
12
22
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
05
vocal
C
tiruppugazh
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
Tamil
Arunagirinathar
N/A
mridangam
M. Rajaram

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