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
MA04785
Suryanarayanamurti
31
1957
12
30
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
03
vocal
C
thillana
adi
todi
vocal
M
Dim dim
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Natarajan
CR500
MA04783
Suryanarayanamurti
31
1957
12
30
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
01
vocal
C
kriti
rupakam
padi
vocal
M
Sri Guruna
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Natarajan
CR213
MA04784
Suryanarayanamurti
31
1957
12
30
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
02
vocal
C
kriti
adi
bhairavi
vocal
M
Koluvaiunnade
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Natarajan
CR030
MA04786
Suryanarayanamurti
31
1957
12
30
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
04
vocal
C
devarnama
jhampa
atana
vocal
M
Sakala graha
Kannada
Purandaradasa
1484–1564
mridangam
Natarajan
CR022
MA04787
Suryanarayanamurti
31
1957
12
30
Mon
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
05
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Natarajan

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