Madras Music Academy, or simply Music Academy, is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

n city of Madras, now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music

Carnatic music

Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

 south Indian art form. It also played an important role in revival of Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam in 1930s.

They also run a music school called the Teachers college of Carnatic Music which has many eminent musicians on its faculty.

In 1927, Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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 held the All India Music Conference in Madras.