The Guest List
Thursday October 3rd, 2024 with Joe Reilly
Interviews with Tom Wilson and Mikey Coltun of Mdou Moctar's Band - brought to you by Spaceman Sound at 388 Gladstone Avenue

Two great interviews about two upcoming concerts in Ottawa on the Guest List today... sponsored by Spaceman Sound for all your music making needs at 388 Gladstone Avenue. https://www.spacemanmusic.com/ First up we reconnect with my old friend Tom Wilson, as he's performing tonight (Thursday, October 3rd) as part of Minoshkite Ottawa's Indigenous Music and Arts Festival at the Bronson Centre. This special event also includes performances by Mimi O’Bonsawin, Qattuu, Siibii and Theland Kicknosway. This event is FREE, but you do need to book tickets - so see the link below. We talk to Tom about his new single, Death Row Love Affair, and about his new musical production that he hopes will be coming to the National Arts Centre in the future. We hear more about how much Tom's life has changed and how his artistic output has exploded since he discovered he is a Mohawk ten years ago. Always a pleasure to connect with Tom, who was first on this program back in its earliest days when he was with the Florida Razors!! For more information about the event use this link: https://downiewenjack.ca/minoshkite/ Tickets are free but you should book some tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/minoshkite-indigenous-music-arts-bronson-centre-theatre-tickets/13902203?pl=BronsonCentreMusicTheatre Then we have a fantastic conversation with Mikey Coltun, the bassist and producer for Mdou Moctor, who is appearing in concert at the Bronson Centre next Tuesday, October 8th. Coltun is an American who has been working with Mdou Moctor for eight years and he tells us how he first connected with Moctor and eventually joined his band. Mdou Moctor is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Niger known for his trancey, gritty guitar rock that is inspired by Tuareg guitar music. Coltun tells us about some of the themes running through Moctor's music such as preserving the Tuareg culture and language and calling out western colonialism and the negative impact it continues to have on many African cultural groups. In the conversation, we note how Moctar's music and the themes have threads that tie them to Coltun's American punk rock roots. For tickets to see Mdou Moctar at the Bronson Centre on October 8th, use this link: https://www.debaser.ca/event/mdou-moctar Don't forget this is a double bill with The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. For more information about Mdou Moctor and his music use these links: https://www.mdoumoctar.com/ https://mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-for-justice Get out and see some live music this week and support independent music in any way that you can. Thanks for listening.