Fonds consists of the administrative records of the Caribbean Cultural Committee created and accumulated by Kenneth Shah in his role as a founding member, including material such as correspondence; band registration forms and regulations for band competitions; constitution drafts; financial documents; meeting minutes; Shah’s sketches for parade costume designs; and program proposals. Other materials include issues of newspapers and magazines that provided media coverage of the Caribana Festival each year; Shah’s personal photo and film collection documenting Caribana and other Carnival festivals in Trinidad and Tobago, Toronto, Montreal, and New York; Shah’s mas bands throughout the years; and promotional material for Caribana such as brochures, pamphlets, festival guides, event programmes, and flyers.
A film reel of Ken Shah moving to Canada. The original box reads: “A recording made on 5-9-1965 on the occasion of my mothers 52nd birthday and my departure to Canada at 117 Coffee St. San Fernando Trinidad. Faiz Shah.”
A betamax video cassette labelled, “Trinidad & Tobago... a world the world hasn’t discovered yet.” It is a presumably documentary style recording produced for the Trinidad and Tobago Tourist Board.
A video cassette documenting the story of Spyridon “Peter” Goudas, creator of “Mr. Goudas Foods” and his involvement and friendship with Kenneth Shah and Caribana. Contents of the tape include: The Early Years, Arrive in Canada, Starting a Business, the Famous 813 Club, Variety of Commercials, the Caribana Story, and Scenes from 1975 & 1990 parade. Kenneth Shah is interviewed throughout the tape.
A video cassette of recorded footage of a Trinidad and Tobago Television (TTT) broadcast showing the Kings and Queen’s preliminary from Trinidad Carnival 1988. The preliminaries were filmed at Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.
A video cassette documenting the story of Spyridon “Peter” Goudas, creator of “Mr. Goudas Foods” and his involvement and friendship with Kenneth Shah and Caribana. Contents of the tape include: The Early Years, Arrive in Canada, Starting a Business, the Famous 813 Club, Variety of Commercials, the Caribana Story, and Scenes from 1975 & 1990 parade. Kenneth Shah is interviewed throughout the tape.
A video cassette of recorded footage of CBC Toronto broadcasting Caribana coverage. It includes interviews from mas goers and Caribana alum, including an interview with Jeff Henry, the chairman of the Theatre Department at York University. 1990 footage includes visuals of the Government of Canada’s float, led by Ken Shah, called “Together We’re Better.”
A video cassette of recorded personal footage of the Caribana 1989 parade. It includes visuals of the parade, and Shah’s mas band, “Together We’re Better.”
A video cassette of recorded personal footage of the Caribana 1990 parade. It includes visuals of the parade and Shah’s band, “Together We’re Better.” Additional footage includes Secretary of State footage (30 min.) and CBC Caribana coverage (12 mins.)
A video cassette of recorded footage of a features of City TV broadcasting “Jump Up! Caribana 1997.” It includes an interview with Kenneth Shah about the beginnings of Caribana, including the first Caribana in 1967, and looking in depth on the costume creation for his 1997 band, “Callaloo.”
A video cassette of a cultural documentary narrated by Frank Manning. The documentary includes an interview with Shah around the 10 minute mark, discussing costume preparation and creation, and what it is like being a band leader. The end of the tape includes footage from the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
A video cassette of recorded footage of City TV broadcasting “Jump Up! Caribana 1996” coverage of the Caribana 1996 parade. It includes interviews from mas goers and viewers of the parade, and visuals of the bands attending. It also includes a brief interview from Kenneth Shah.
A video cassette of recorded footage of City TV broadcasting “Jump Up! Caribana 1997” coverage of the Caribana 1997 parade. It includes interviews from mas goers and viewrs of the parade, and visuals of the bands attending.
A video cassette of recorded personal footage of the Caribana 1988 parade. It includes visuals of the parade, and Shah’s mas band, “Canada: This is our home” sponsored by the federal government.
A video cassette of recorded footage of CBC Toronto broadcasting Caribana coverage. It includes interviews from musicians, mas goers and Ministers of Citizenship and Housing in Toronto.
A video cassette of recorded footage of CBC Toronto broadcasting Caribana coverage. It includes interviews from mas goers and viewers of the parade, including an interview with Shah about the importance of Carnival to children and the creation of Junior Carnival. Shah’s band “Fun in the Caribbean Sun” is also featured.
A video cassette approximately 60 minutes long. The recording includes a documentary-style recording produced by Goudas Foods documenting Caribana 1975 and Shah’s band called “Jewels of the Indies.” It includes footage of Shah creating costumes, and footage of the Caribana parade itself.
A video cassette of recorded footage of CBC Toronto broadcasting Caribana coverage. It includes interviews from mas goers and viewers of the parade, including an interview with Shah about the importance of Carnival to children and the creation of Junior Carnival. Shah’s band “Fun in the Caribbean Sun” is also featured.
A video cassette of recorded footage of CBC Toronto broadcasting Caribana coverage. Caribana 1988 marked the first year the federal government sponsored a Caribana float. The theme was “Canada: This is our home” and was led by Ken Shah (noted as Ken Shaw in the recording.) The first half of the videocasette includes episodes of Days of Our Lives and other television shows.
Series consists of videocassettes and film reels documenting Caribana throughout the years. Film reels also document Shah’s life and subsequent immigration from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada.
File consists of photographs of a family trip across Trindad and Tobago by the Shah family in 1983. Locations of photographs are written on handwritten notes within the file.
File consists of photo negatives of Shah attending the 9th Annual World Scout Jamboree held in England. It includes Shah and friends visiting tourist attractions.
File consists of photo negatives of personal photos belonging to Shah, incluing photos of family and friends, and events such as the Calgary Parade and visits to Trinidad in 1972 and 1973.
File consists of souvenirs from Expo 67. It includes postcards of the Trinidad and Tobago Pavillion, and souvenir mini albums showcasing all the Pavillions from the Expo.
File consists of photographs documenting the Caribana mas parade in downtown Toronto in 1989, including Ken Shah’s band called, “Together We’re Better.”
