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
MA07861
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
01
vocal
C
varnam
ata
todi
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
Pallavi Gopala Iyer
1750-1820
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR500
MA07862
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
02
vocal
C
kriti
adi
abhogi
vocal
M
Sri Lakshmi varaham
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR004
MA07863
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
03
vocal
C
kriti
chapu
darbar
vocal
M
Paripalaya mam
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR062
MA07864
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
04
vocal
C
kriti
adi
sama
vocal
M
Smara Hari
Sanskrit
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR450
MA07865
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
05
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
kalyani
vocal
M
Birana Varalichi
Telugu
Syama Sastri
1762-1827
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR133
MA07866
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
06
vocal
C
kriti
chapu
kambhoji
vocal
M
Ratnakanchuka
N/A
Muthiah Bhagavatar
1877-1945
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR135
MA07867
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
07
vocal
C
kriti
adi
garuda dhvani
vocal
M
Ananda Sagara
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR085
MA07868
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
08
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
simhendra madhyama
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
CR242
MA07869
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
09
vocal
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran
MA07870
Nellai Krishnamurti
40
1966
12
26
Mon
Music Academy Premises
21:00
10
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
M. L. Virabadran

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