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The
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Banyan's archives has a permanent home in a purpose built
environmentally controlled vault and new offices. Constructed with private
resources and outfitted with financial assistance from the World Association
for Christian Communication (WACC). Banyan's impressive archive is finally
housed on shelves (instead of boxes) and the lengthy process of detailed
cataloguing and copying of the oldest items onto a digital medium is in
progress.
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Summary of The Banyan Archive
Over 3,000 video tapes -
¾" U-Matic, Betacam & DV/DVCAM
including:
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FESTIVALS AND
RITUALS |
Hosein - Shi-ite Muslim
festival in Trinidad & Jamaica 1977, 1986 and 2000 (January). |
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Phagwa - Hindu spring
festival in Trinidad & Guyana 1978 & 1988. Interviews, re-enactment of
the legend of Holika, celebration of Holika, Chowtal singing and
performance. |
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Johnkunnoo
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masquerade in Jamaica and Bahamas, Belize and Guyana. |
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Divali - Hindu festival of
lights in honour of Mother Lakshmi traditional village celebrations in Dow
Village, California - Trinidad. |
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La
Marguerite and La Rose - Rival Flower festivals of St. Lucia 1986 &
1988. |
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Ramleela - The story of the
Holy Ramayana as 10 day community re-enactment by the villagers of Dow Village,
California, Trinidad. This drama has been enacted annually for 112
years. |
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Bèlé - folk tradition, St.
Lucia 1991. Trinidad & Tobago (1979), Martinique |
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Orisha - Traditional African
religion in Trinidad: various feasts and festivals including the ceremony of
the Bull, feast of Oshun (1988), feast of Elephon (1989)and a pilgrimage
(1986). Also Pilgrimage to Gasparee Caves (2000) and much more. |
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St.
Peter's
day festivities in Matelot, isolated fishing village on North Coast of
Trinidad. |
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Fire
Walking
ceremony in Kali worship, Trinidad 1987. Kali healing (1988) and sacrifice and healing (1999 - 2000) |
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Limbo, history and practice
Trinidad 1983 |
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Also many
other festivals, ceremonies and practices in Christian (Ash Wednesday, Easter),
Hindu (baptising, head shaving, pilgrimage to sea), Muslim (sighting the moon
for Id L'Fitr, Id ceremonies and practices), Orisha feasts.
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THEATRE |
Recordings
of drama productions and dance performances in Trinidad & Tobago in
1979-1982 period and beyond. Including plays of Derek Walcott and the Trinidad
Theatre Workshop. |
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Interview with
Errol Hill, dramatist and authority on
Caribbean Theatre. |
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Extracts and
interviews of productions weekly between 1985 and 1991. |
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EXTENSIVE
INTERVIEWS WITH CULTURAL PERSONALITIES |
Derek
Walcott
- Poet, Playwright, Nobel Laureate - by Dr. Ken Ramchand, Professor of west Indian
Literature, University of the West Indies. (4 hours on his poetry) 1981.Derek
Walcott by Dr. Victor Questel (4 hours on The Trinidad Theatre
Workshop and Derek's drama.) 1981. |
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Errol Hill - Playwright, Dramatist |
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C.L.R. James- Novelist, Political philosopher and
activist - by Dr. Ken Ramchand, Tony Hall and Bruce Paddington (8 hours)
1981. |
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George Lamming- novelist - by Christopher Laird
(1 hour) Barbados 1989. |
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Rosa Guy - novelist - 20 minutes, Trinidad
1990 |
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Peter
Minshall
- Carnival artist - (1 hour) by Christopher Laird and Tony Hall 1989. |
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Peter Minshall Carnival Mas' artist - by
Christopher Laird 1990 & by Tony Hall (1 hour) on 16mm film 1993 |
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V.S. Naipaul Seminar to Fatima teachers and
students 1974 |
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Dunstan
St. Omer
- Muralist & Painter - by Ken Corsbie 1989 - St. Lucia. |
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Euzhan
Palcy
- Film Director - by Bruce Paddington, (1 hour) Martinique 1989. |
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Slade
Hopkinson - Actor & Dramatist - Guyana by Christopher Laird, Tony Hall and
Eintou Springer (1½ hours) 1993. |
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Fitzroy
Coleman
- Calypso-Jazz Guitarist, innovator and arranger - by Tony Hall &
Christopher Laird (1 hour) Trinidad 1987 |
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The Roaring Lion -
veteran calypsonian - by Tony and Dennis Hall and Christopher Laird, Trinidad
(1 hour) 1990. |
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Andrew Beddeau - Master Drummer, masquerader,
singer/actor & Orisha priest - by Tony Hall & Christopher Laird (½
hour) Trinidad 1990. |
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Dionne
Brand
- Poet - by Christopher Laird (1½ hours) Trinidad 1992. |
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Lord
Melody
- veteran calypsonian - by Tony hall & Christopher Laird (20 min.) 1986
Trinidad. |
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The
Shadow
- innovative calypsonian - by Tony Hall & Christopher Laird (½ hour) 1988
Trinidad. |
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Ras Shorty I - inventor of Soca by
Christopher Laird, 1989 (½ hour) |
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Perry Henzell - Filmaker (The harder They Come) by Bruce
Paddington (June 2000) 1 hour |
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Ken Morris - Mas’
artist and sculptor. Pioneer of copper beating in mas’ and murals. By Christopher Laird & Tony Hall
(1994) 2 hours |
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Carlisle Chang - Pioneer painter and
muralist, Trinidad & Tobago by Bruce Paddington, (December 2000) |
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James Isiah Boodhoo - painter, Trinidad
& Tobago, by Bruce Paddington, (December 2000) 2 hours. |
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Sterling Betancourt - Steelband pioneer,
by Kim Johnson, 4 hours (November 2000) |
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Merchant (Dennis Franklyn Williams)
- Calypsonian, Soca Artist, Composer - By Errol Fabien (June 1994) 1½
hours |
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Neville Jules - Steelband pioneer,
by Kim Johnson, 2 hours (2001) |
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Anthony Williams - Steelband pioneer,
by Kim Johnson, 2 hours (2001) |
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Horace Ové - Film maker,
Photographer - by Bruce Paddington, 3 hours (2001) |
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Plus many short interviews
with Caribbean Women Writers, Caribbean film makers, Aime Cesaire (Poet/politician,
Martinique), Beryl McBurnie (Dance pioneer, Trinidad), Calypsonians, Dancers,
Choreographers, Dramatists, Writers, Pioneers of the Steelband, Painters, Folk
medicine practitioners etc.
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Caribbean Festivals
of the Arts (CARIFESTA) |
Cuba
1977, 20 minute montage compilation. |
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Barbados
1981 - 80 tapes covering the whole festival. |
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CULTURAL
PRACTICES |
Kite making. Top carving, making and playing. |
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Steelband
History
and new technology. |
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Stick
fighting
(Trinidad martial art). |
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Cock
Fighting. |
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Kali worship. |
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Sports
& Games in the Caribbean. |
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Hindu
wedding
- including village announcement house to house, groom's home activities,
bride's home activities, ceremony and celebrations. About 20 tapes Trinidad
1986. |
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Storytelling in Tobago, Jamaica,
Cayman Islands, Guyana and in Trinidad. |
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CALYPSO |
Live
recordings from all the calypso tents 1985 - 1988 (50 tapes.) |
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CARNIVAL |
Traditional
and contemporary masquerade every year from 1977. |
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Interviews
and performances on the street for traditional characters such as: Bat,
Midnight Robber, Dragon, Black Indian. |
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Queens
of Carnival 1986, interviews, costume construction. 2000 |
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Dimanche
Gras
(Parade of Kings & Queens and Calypso competition) 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000 |
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Panorama
1998 |
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AGRICULTURE |
Small
Farming in the Caribbean. - interviews with small farmers in Antigua &
Montserrat 1985 |
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Food
Processing (agro-industry) and production in Trinidad & Tobago, livestock,
farming, fishing. |
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Pink
Mealy Bug in the Caribbean |
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Agricultural
technology. |
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POLITICS |
Proceedings of
the 1983 Inaugural Alliance Convention which gave rise to the National
Alliance for Reconstruction which in 1986 won the general elections after the rule of
the People's National Movement for the 30 years since Independence. |
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Anti-apartheid marches and rallies
for the English cricket tour of 1986. |
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Reconstruction
of the events of 19 June 1937 in Fyzabad (1986). (The 'Butler Riots' which sparked labour
revolt in the southern Caribbean in 1937) |
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Interviews
with Trade Union Pioneers and activists:
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Interview with
George Louison, Minister in the PRG (Maurice Bishop) government one week after his
escape from the Bernard Coard purge of the government and the US Invasion of
Grenada, by Frank Solomon (4½ hours). |
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Organisation
of Eastern Caribbean States, interviews with officials and governments,
examination of common institutions with a view to political unity. Antigua,
St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Grenada. |
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES |
Interviews
with: |
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Dennis
Williams - Anthropologist, Museum, Guyana |
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Desrey Fox - research, Amerindian Research
Centre, University of Guyana |
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Irving
Auguste - Carib chief, Dominica |
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Ricardo
Hernandez Bharath - Carib chief, Trinidad |
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Also: |
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Amerindians
in the Rupununi Savannahs of Guyana, schools, clinics, farming, landscape. |
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Amerindians
in Suriname, chopping firewood, cooking cassava bread for beer making. |
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Black
Caribs in Griegs, St. Vincent. |
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Yellow
Caribs in Sandy Bay, St. Vincent. |
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Garifuna
dancing & Drumming, Dangrika, Belize. |
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Re-enactment
of Black Carib (Garifuna) landing, Belize. |
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Carib
dance and religious service, Dominica. |
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VISUAL ARTS |
Interviews and
visuals: |
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And visuals of the Burrows School of Art |