Cabo Verde TV Production, Inc. videocassettes (MSS-0071)

Kontakt focused on the Cape Verdean community in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It used the talk show format with interviews and performances by politicians, artists, musicians, academics, activists, poets, and storytellers. The language of the majority of the content in this collection language is Kriolu, with some English and/or Portuguese.

Videocassettes in this collection contain complete episodes of Kontakt, including commercials and public-service announcements. Some videocassettes contain unedited footage related to the Cape Verdean community in New England. Additionally, there is some incidental material from previous off-air recordings, which are not related to CVTP.

Unedited, or raw, footage can be found in this collection. This footage typically is found on the U-matic S cassettes. Some of this footage was used in the production of finished Kontakt programs. The unedited footage is mostly from Cape Verdean related events in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Cabo Verde. Some tapes appear to have been reused and contain unrelated recordings.