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
MA05855
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
06
vocal
C
kriti
triputa
yadukula kambhoji
vocal
M
Mohanamayi
N/A
Swati Tirunal
1813-1846
mridangam
Ramabhadran
CR280
MA05854
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
05
vocal
C
kriti
adi
mohanam
vocal
M
Rara Rajivalochana
Telugu
Vasudevachariyar
1865-1961
mridangam
Ramabhadran
CR189
MA05852
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
03
vocal
C
kirtana
chapu
manji
vocal
M
Varugalamo
Tamil
Gopalakrishna Bharati
1810–1896
mridangam
Ramabhadran
CR176
MA05850
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
01
vocal
C
varnam
adi
darbar
vocal
M
Chalamela
N/A
Tiruvotriyur Tyagaraja
N/A
mridangam
Ramabhadran
CR062
MA05856
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
07
vocal
C
ragam tanam pallavi
N/A
begada
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Ramabhadran
CR029
MA05853
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
04
vocal
C
kriti
adi
abheri
vocal
M
Nagumomu
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Ramabhadran
CR001
MA05851
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
02
vocal
C
kriti
adi
sri
vocal
M
Sri Muladhara
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Ramabhadran
MA05857
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
08
vocal
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Ramabhadran
MA05858
M. D. Ramanatha Iyer
34
1961
1
1
Sun
Special Pandal, P. S. High School, Mylapore
21:00
09
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Ramabhadran

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