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
MA09141
44
1970
12
29
Tue
Music Academy Hall
20:30
01
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
nand
HR409
N/A
Mallikarjun Manasoor
vocal
MA09324
45
1971
12
22
Wed
Music Academy Hall
20:30
01
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
Bamana Rabisa
N/A
N/A
narayani
HR412
N/A
Parvin Sultana
vocal
F
MA06489
36
1962
12
29
Sat
N/A
17:30
02
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
nata
HR413
N/A
Pt. Omkarnath Thakur
vocal
M
MA09143
44
1970
12
29
Tue
Music Academy Hall
20:30
03
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
nayaki kanada
HR426
N/A
Mallikarjun Manasoor
vocal
MA00594
11
1937
12
31
Fri
N/A
20:30
02
H
vocal
asthayi khyal
Rasiyahona Janu
Sarasapiya
N/A
pat behag
HR443
adachouthal
Bashir Khan Sahib
vocal
M
MA00112
9
1935
12
27
Thu
N/A
15:00
09
H
vocal
kriti
Asethu
N/A
N/A
pilu
HR448
rupakam
S. Rajagopala Aiyar (Gopu)
vocal
M
MA02028
19
1945
12
28
Fri
Sri Sundareswarar Hall, Mylapore
17:30
03
H
vocal
thumri
N/A
N/A
N/A
Piloo
HR448
N/A
Bai Roshanara Begum
MA06195
35
1962
1
2
Tue
Music Academy New Building
17:00
05
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
Raga Puriya Dhanashri
N/A
N/A
puriya dhanashri
HR466
N/A
Kumar Gandharva
vocal
M
MA21744
77
2004
1
1
Thu
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
19:30
01
H
instrumental
alap, jod, jhala
N/A
N/A
N/A
pooriyadhanashri
HR466
N/A
R. Vishweshwaran
santoor
M
Anindo Chatterji
tabla
M
MA08524
42
1968
12
31
Tue
Music Academy Premises
21:00
01
H
vocal
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
puryakalyan
HR470
N/A
Siddhesvari Devi
vocal
F
MA09144
44
1970
12
29
Tue
Music Academy Hall
20:30
04
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
sampoorna malkaunsa
HR499
N/A
Mallikarjun Manasoor
vocal
MA13735
58
1984
12
27
Thu
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
13:00
01
H
vocal
khyal
N/A
Vilambit
N/A
sarang
HR502
jhaptal
Sowmya Madhanagopal
hindustani vocal
F
Dattatreya
tabla
M
MA19836
73
1999
12
30
Thu
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
14:00
03
H
vocal
N/A
madhumadana sagara umariyan
N/A
N/A
sarang
HR502
jap thalteen thal
Sowmya Madhanagopal
hindustani vocal
F
Shilendra Misra
tabla
MA00597
11
1937
12
31
Fri
N/A
20:30
05
H
vocal
khyal
Mathe-thilab-a Dhare
Manrang
N/A
shankara
HR522
thrithal
Bashir Khan Sahib
vocal
M
MA02826
23
1949
12
26
Mon
Sundareswarar Hall
21:00
01
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
shankara
HR522
N/A
S. N. Ratanjankar
vocal
M
Gnan Prakash Ghoah
tabla
M
MA06196
35
1962
1
2
Tue
Music Academy New Building
17:00
06
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
Raga Shankara
N/A
N/A
shankara
HR522
N/A
Kumar Gandharva
vocal
M
MA14953
62
1988
12
28
Wed
T.T. Krishnamachari Auditrium
19:00
05
H
vocal
khyal
N/A
N/A
N/A
shankara
HR522
N/A
Malini Rajurkar
vocal
M
Subash Kamat
tabla
M
MA02027
19
1945
12
28
Fri
Sri Sundareswarar Hall, Mylapore
17:30
02
H
vocal
khyal
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sudh Sarang
HR540
N/A
Bai Roshanara Begum
MA12691
54
1980
12
29
Mon
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
14:30
01
H
instrumental
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
suddha sarang
HR540
N/A
M. Janardan
sitar
M
MA16919
68
1994
12
17
Sat
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
13:30
01
H
vocal
khyal
N/A
N/A
N/A
suddha sarang
HR540
N/A
Chandralekha Banerji
vocal
F
P. R. Krishnamurti
harmonium
M
MA17730
69
1995
12
29
Fri
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
12:45
01
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
Raag
N/A
N/A
shuddh sarang
HR540
vilambit - ektaal druth - teental
Sowmya Madhanagopal
vocal
F
Abhijit Bhattacharya
tabla
M
MA20155
74
2000
12
24
Sun
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
14:30
01
H
vocal
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
suddha sarang
HR540
vilambit ek tal drut teen tal
Lakshmi Sriram
hindustani vocal
F
Nittin Mitta
tabla
MA03538
26
1952
12
30
Tue
Sundareswarar Hall
21:30
01
H
instrumental
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shudh Kalyan
HR550
N/A
Ravi Shankar
sitar
M
Chatural
tabla
M
MA04529
30
1956
12
30
Sun
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
17:30
01
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
sudh kalyan
HR550
N/A
Amir Khan
vocal
MA04271
29
1955
12
31
Sat
Music Academy Premises, Mowbray's Road
21:00
05
H
instrumental
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
sindhi bhairavi
HR567
dadra (6) & Drut Tintal
Annapurna
surbahar
F
MA04848
31
1958
1
1
Wed
Special Pandal P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
04
H
instrumental
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
sindhi bhairavi
HR567
dhrut gat in teen tal
Ravi Shankar
sitar
M
Kanal Dutt
tabla
M
MA12259
53
1979
12
25
Tue
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
14:30
04
H
instrumental
dadra
N/A
N/A
N/A
sindhu bhairavi
HR567
dadra
Raghuvir Betrabet
flute
M
Prabhakar
tabla
M
MA19849
73
1999
12
31
Fri
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
19:00
03
H
vocal
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
sohni
HR571
N/A
Sriram Parsuram
hindustani vocal
Viswanath Shirodkar
tabla
MA04534
30
1956
12
30
Sun
Music Academy Premises Mowbray's Road
17:30
06
H
vocal
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
suhakanra
HR579
N/A
Amir Khan
vocal
MA00595
11
1937
12
31
Fri
N/A
20:30
03
H
vocal
thumri
Piyabina Kaohunasuha
N/A
N/A
asa
HR610
deep chandi
Bashir Khan Sahib
vocal
M
MA15431
64
1990
12
22
Sat
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
12:00
02
H
vocal
khyal
N/A
N/A
N/A
bhuparanjani
HR611
madhyalaya-ek tal
Surekha P. Kothari
vocal (hindustani)
M
Vishwanath Mishra
tabla
M
MA04268
29
1955
12
31
Sat
Music Academy Premises, Mowbray's Road
21:00
02
H
instrumental
Hindustani Music
N/A
N/A
N/A
kafizilla
HR612
N/A
Annapurna
surbahar
F
MA03842
27
1953
12
31
Thu
Sundareswarar Hall
17:30
01
H
vocal
sanskrit sloka
N/A
N/A
N/A
ragamalika
HR999
N/A
Aminuddin Dagar
vocal
M
MA12694
54
1980
12
29
Mon
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
14:30
04
H
instrumental
ragamalika
N/A
N/A
N/A
ragamalika - piloo
HR999
N/A
M. Janardan
sitar
M
MA14951
62
1988
12
28
Wed
T.T. Krishnamachari Auditrium
19:00
03
H
vocal
khyal
N/A
N/A
N/A
yaman or bupali
HR999
N/A
Malini Rajurkar
vocal
M
Subash Kamat
tabla
M
MA20305
74
2000
12
28
Thu
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
19:30
03
H
vocal
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
gaud malhar/ sohoni
HR999
N/A
Aparna Panshikar
hindustani vocal
F
Sanjay Deshpande
tabla
MA20306
74
2000
12
28
Thu
T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium
19:30
04
H
vocal
tumri
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aparna Panshikar
hindustani vocal
F
Sanjay Deshpande
tabla