In 1987 the community-based Cabo Verde Television Productions, Inc. (CVTP) began in Boston, Massachusetts under the direction of Joao Rosario. CVTP produced Kontakt, a 30 to 60 minute television program. It was produced in Pawtucket, Rhode Island between 1987 and 1993. The weekly program was aired on the cable television system in Pawtucket and syndicated to various cable systems and WPRI TV-12 (the ABC Television Network affiliate of southern New England).
Kontakt focuses on the Cape Verdean community in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in a talk show with interviews and performances by politicians, artists, musicians, academics, activists, poets and storytellers. The dominant language is Kriolu, with some episodes in English and/or Portuguese.
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Kontakt: : Variedade Musical & Mathew Barros
João Rosário, Mathew Barros, Gardénia Benrós, and Dany Silva
This videocassette contains two 30-minute episodes of Kontakt. The first episode (0:08-30:19), Variedade Musical, features live performances by Gardénia Benrós, Bonga, Dany Silva, Maria de Barros, Rene Cabral, Ildo Lobo, and Djosinha. The second episode features local artist Mathew Barros who gives a brief interview before completing a landscape painting on air.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Storytelling with Len Cabral, Part 1
João Rosário and Len Cabral
Storyteller Len Cabral on Kontakt tells one story about Anansi, a spider, and another about Nho Lobo and Tubino. There is a live studio audience of both children and adults. Mr. Cabral is a second generation Cape Verdean. He was later nationally recognized for his storytelling. Cabral collected his stories during his travels around the world.
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Kontakt: Storytelling with Len Cabral, Part 2
João Rosário and Len Cabral
Part 2 with storyteller Len Cabral on Kontakt. There is a live studio audience of both children and adults. Mr. Cabral is a second generation Cape Verdean who would later be nationally recognized for his storytelling. His stories are collected from his own travels around the world. In this video he focuses on stories from his family.
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Kontakt: Interview with Dr. Anani Dzidzienyo (English version)
João Rosário and Anani Dzidzienyo
A half hour conversation with Dr. AnA half hour conversation with Dr. Anani Dzidzienyo of the Afro-American Studies Department at Brown University. The topic of the discussion is racial relations in Lusophone, African, Brasilian and American societies.ani Dzidzienyo of the Afro-American Studies Department at Brown University. The topic of the discussion is racial relations in Lusophone, African, Brasilian and American societies.
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Kontakt: Heritage Day at R.I. State House and Musical Variedades
João Rosário, Benvindo Rosario, Maria da Graca, and João Goncalves Jr.
This one-hour videocassette of Kontakt is comprised of two half-hour episodes edited together.
The first episode (0:08-28:09) leads with a video essay about the 1989 Rhode Island Heritage Day, held on the lawn of the Rhode Island State House in Providence, RI. An approximately 10-minute segment with Benvindo Rosario, literary critic, follows in which the book Ilhas Afortunadas by Basil Davidson is discussed.
The second episode (28:09-59:25), entitled Musical Variedades features live performances by the Joao Mendes, Dany Silva, Gardenia, Morgadinho, and Paulo de Cravalho.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Raw Footage (Tape 2: Pablo, Entrevista, and Panorama)
João Rosário, Maria Rosario, Oling Jackson, and Julio Lopes
Unedited camera footage from the Fourteenth Annual Cape Verdean Independence Day Celebration at India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Raw Footage (Tape 1, Pablo - Entrevista, Rita & Independencia '89; Julio Lopes interview)
João Rosário, Maria Rosario, Oling Jackson, and Pablo Mijares
Unedited camera footage from India Point Park in Providence, RI during the 14th annual Cabo Verde Independence Day Festival. Council-woman Young, on behalf of Mayor Paolino, presents a citizen citation to Oling Jackson, an organizer of the festival. Additional clips include candid shots from around the celebration and an interview with Julio Lopes in Kriolu.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Interview with Mayor Brian Sarault - Part 2
João Rosário, Brian Sarault, Rita Tavares, Pablo Mijares, and Florentino Santos
This episode present part two of an interview with Pawtucket Mayor Brian Sarault, conduced on March 1, 1990. At the end of the episode a summary of the interview is presented in Kriolu by Rita Tavares.
The end of this videocassette (31:53 - 37:05) contains a portion of a 1986 film featuring Cape Verdean musicians.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Guest Joseph Costa, Director of P.E.P. at Rhode Island College
João Rosário and Joseph Costa
An interview by João Rosário with Joseph Costa, who was at the time the head of the Preparatory Enrollment Program at Rhode Island College. The program was founded in 1972 and is designed to give students an enhanced experience at their first year in college. The interview is in English, towards the end of the program João Rosário summarizes the interview in Kriolu.
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Kontakt: Interview with Mayor Brian Sarault - Part 1
João Rosário, Brian Sarault, Pablo Mijares, Florentino Santos, and Merrie Dudley
This episode present part one of an interview with Pawtucket Mayor Brian Sarault, conduced on March 1, 1990.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Our Lady of Fatima Procession (Boston)
João Rosário and Mindy da Graca
This 30 minute episode of Kontakt covers the Our Lady of Fatima Procession in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1991. A narration, provided by Mindy da Graca, tells the history of Our Lady of Fatima and it's connection to Portuguese and Cabo Verdean culture.
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Kontakt: Cape Verdeans: Black or White? Part 2
João Rosário, Anani Dzidzienyo, Claire Andrade-Watkins, Thomas Elliot Skidmore, and Rhett S. Jones
A discussion hosted by Professor Rhett Jones of Brown University. The panel consists of Claire Andrade-Watkins, Anani Dzidzienyo, and Thomas Skidmore. A discussion between audience members and panelists about Cape Verdean identity is the entirety of this episode. The discussion was filmed at the Rites and Reason Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. This is part two of a two part series.
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Kontakt: Dr. Anani Dzidzienyo, Part 1 (English)
João Rosário, Anani Dzidzienyo, Maria da Graca, Pablo Mijares, and João Goncalves Jr.
Dr. Anani Dzidzienyo speculates on the political future of Cabo Verde following the historic 1991 election. Two versions of this episode were made, one in English and another in Portuguese.
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Kontakt: Cabo Verde: Que Futro? Parte 1
João Rosário, Ulisses Goncalves, Oldegardo Wahnon, and João Goncalves Jr.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Cape Verdeans: An Analysis, Part 1
João Rosário, Virginia Neves Gonsalves, and Richard Lobban Jr.
This edition of Kontakt hosts a conversation with Virginia N. Gonsalves and Dr. Richard Lobban (Rhode Island College). João Rosário facilitates the conversation, The topics of the conversation include an analysis of Cape Verde's political climate, Cape Verdean's race, ethnicity and identity. This is part one (1) of a two (2) part conversation.
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Kontakt: Cape Verdeans: An Analysis, Part 2
João Rosário, Virginia Neves Gonsalves, and Richard Lobban Jr.
This edition of Kontakt hosts a conversation with Virginia N. Gonsalves and Dr. Richard Lobban (Rhode Island College). João Rosário facilitates the conversation. The topics of the conversation include an analysis of Cape Verde's political climate, Cape Verdean's race, ethnicity and identity, and Cape Verdean community structure in the United States.
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Kontakt: Cape Verdeans: Black or White? Part 1
João Rosário, Rhett S. Jones, Anani Dzidzienyo, Claire Andrade-Watkins, and Thomas Elliot Skidmore
A discussion hosted by Professor Rhett Jones of Brown University. The panel consists of Claire Andrade-Watkins, Anani Dzidzienyo, and Thomas Skidmore. Each panelist speaks for 5-10 minutes, and then there is a question and answer session with the audience. The discussion was filmed at the Rites and Reason Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. This is part one of a two part series.
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Kontakt: Focus on Cabo Verde Conference at Rhode Island College; Grupo Acoustico
João Rosário, Richard Lobban Jr., Deidre Meintel, Vanessa Brito, and Mariana Rodrigues
This edition of Kontakt is comprised of two half-hour episodes edited into one full hour program. The first half of the tape features excerpts from a conference at Rhode Island College entitled "Focus on Cabo Verde." Speakers include former Rhode Island College Special Collections librarian Marlene Lopes, Rhode Island College Professor Richard Lobban, in addition to speakers from the Rhode Island-Cabo Verde community.
The second half is a re-run of a thirty minute episode of Kontakt featuring musical guest 'Grupo Acoustico.'
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Eddie Soares, Jazz Musician
João Rosário and Edwin Jose Soares
The discussion is based around Eddie Soares' Cape Verdean heritage and career as a jazz musician in New England. Eddie played with the Jewels of Dixie from early 60s until 1991, mainly at Bovi’s Tavern in East Providence. Other gigs included Brown University, the Providence Art Club, a Pendleton House event, private parties and numerous nightclubs. He played one night with Louie Armstrong at the Celebrity Club. Accompanying here are Peter Peligian, clarinet of the Jewels, and John Curzio, bass. Edwin J. Soares (1913-1993) The interview was initiated by his niece Sylvia Ann Soares.
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Kontakt: Miss Black RI & Miss Cape Verde RI; Kambalaxe
João Rosário, Tania Bustamante, Carla Barbosa, and Gardénia Benrós
This tape contains two episodes of Kontakt from 1992. They have been edited together in such a way that it makes one full hour program. The first episode features two pageant winners from Rhode Island: Tania Bustamante (Miss Black Rhode Island, 1992) and Carla Barbosa (Miss Cape Verde Rhode Island, 1992). There is a music video by Gardénia Benrós during the interview.
The second episode features the musical ensemble Kambalaxe playing a 30 minute set of music.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Cape Verdean Sports and Arts Interview
João Rosário, Mindy da Graca, Pablo Mijares, and Domingues Louisa
This one-hour videocassette of Kontakt is comprised of two half-hour episodes edited together.
The first episode, which features Cabo Verdean artists Perry [?], and Domingues Louisa. For this episode, the CVTP crew traveled to Praia, Santiago, Cabo Verde to film and interview the artist. This program was produced through a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation. Special thanks is extended to Mr. Leonard Smith of the Rhode Island Foundation, and TACV-Cape Verde Airlines.
The second episode is part two of a Rhode Island Foundation sponsored segment. This segment focuses on sports. Interviews about different sports programs are conducted with Jose A. Pina, Carlos A. Veira, and Larry Sullivan. Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Lobban, Coli, Djosinha, Ramiro Mendes, Zunga
João Rosário, Richard Lobban Jr., Traudi Coli, José Duarte, and Ramiro Mendes
This is a one hour edition of Kontakt with two unrelated guests. The first half of the program features Dr. Richard Lobban (Rhode Island College) and Dr. Trudy Coli, anthropologists who had recently published a pamphlet on Cape Verdeans in America.
The second half of the program features musical guest Djosinha (José Duarte), and two members of his band - Ramiro Mendes (Mendes Brothers) and Zunga Pinheiro.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Senator Charles D. Walton; Sambalanso (music)
João Rosário, Charles D. Walton, Mindy da Graca, and John Taylor
This videocassette contains two episodes of Kontakt. The first features an interview with Rhode Island State Senator Charles D. Walton. The second episode features a half hour performance by Sambalanso.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.
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Kontakt: Rhode Island Liberian Choir; S. Antonio Martins, Angloa Senior Government Official
João Rosário, Michael Hooke, and S. Antonio Martins
The Rhode Island Liberian Choir, lead by Michael Hooke, performs in the studio on this edition of Kontakt. After the performance by the RI Liberian Choir there is an interview with S. Antonio Martins, a Senior Government Official from Angola.
Note: Due to staff limitations we are unable to provide subtitles for non-English language material at this time.