The Guest List
Thursday January 30th, 2025 with Joe Reilly
Interviews with Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Vincent Stephen Ong of the Urban Science Brass Band and Mikey Coltun who plays with Mdou Moctar

NOTE: The musical piece, From Above only appears as part of the On Demand version of the Guest List. It could not be included in the FM broadcast due to the 60 minute time limit of the program. Enjoy the extra music! The Guest List is sponsored by Spaceman Music, located at 388 Gladstone Avenue, just west of Bank. Visit Spaceman for all of your music making needs and don't forget they have a great repair shop and offer music lessons. Check out Spaceman online at: https://www.spacemanmusic.com/ We open the show in conversation with Ottawa cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne. He tells us about new music that he is creating and about several opportunities to see him performing in Ottawa over the next several weeks. He also tells us about creating music for dance troupes and how he will be spending most of March and April in Europe performing original music for BACH Reimagined with James Wilton Dance. His show at the National Arts Centre on Friday night is sold out but you can see him opening for Mdou Moctar on Monday, February 3 when he will be performing with kora player Siaka Diabate. He is also performing with members of Ottawa Dance Directive on February 10 and 11 at All Saints Event Space. For more information and music by Raphael Weinroth-Browne: https://raphaelweinrothbrowne.com/ https://raphaelweinroth-browne.bandcamp.com/music For information and tickets to Mdou Moctar: https://www.debaser.ca/event/mdou-moctar-t9c49 For information and tickets to see the performance with the Ottawa Dance Directive: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/im-different-dance-cello-performance-event-tickets-1153850490879?aff=oddtdtcreator Next up we talk to Vincent Stephen Ong, who is the leader of Montreal's Urban Science Brass Band. The group is performing at Club SAW on Saturday, February 1 as part of the Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival. Vincent tells us how this large ensemble first got together and how they merge influences of funk, hip hop and New Orleans marching band traditions. He tells us how the group has been developing its indoor stage presentation after honing its chops for years playing outdoors! For more information about the Ottawa Winter Jazz Festival and the Urban Science Jazz Band, use these links: https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/#winter https://program.ottawajazzfestival.com/item/13526-Urban-Science-Brass-Band Finally we wrap up the show featuring the music of Mdou Moctar and part of a conversation with his bassist and producer Mikey Coltun. I spoke to Mikey back in October when Mdou Moctar and his band were scheduled to play at the Bronson Centre. That show had to be postponed, and now Mdou Moctar will be appearing solo at the Bronson Centre on Monday, February 3. Mdou is renowned for his electrifying solo shows. Mikey tells us about how Mdou Moctar is dedicated to preserving the language and the culture of the Tuareg people through his music and how seriously Mikey takes this when he is producing Mdou Moctar's albums. We also talk about the amazing sound of the guitar on his recordings. For more information about Mdou Moctar: https://www.mdoumoctar.com/ And for tickets to see his upcoming show, presented by Debaser: https://www.debaser.ca/event/mdou-moctar-t9c49 If you would like to hear more about Mdou Moctar's music and more of the interview with Mikey Coltun, check out the October 8th edition of the Guest LIst using this link: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/107/67140.html Thanks for listening to the Guest LIst today. Get out and see some live music if you can and support independent music in any way that you can.