The Guest List
Thursday September 4th, 2025 with Joe Reilly
Interviews with Kaia Kater about her album Strange Medicine and her show at CityFolk on Sept. 12th and with Nadim Maghzal about the Laylit celebration at Club SAW on Saturday (Sept. 6)

We open the show today in conversation with Kaia Kater - the Montreal-based singer-songwriter is coming to perform at CityFolk on Friday September 12th. We talk about the incredible songs on her 2024 album Strange Medicine and how she co-produced the album with Joe Grass. We discuss the multi-layered themes of these song and the layerd and textured arrangements.... and how she will approach these songs in the live setting. The On Demand version of the program features an additional interview segment in which she discusses her experiences growing up in Montreal and working with Allison Russell on the song In Montreal. For more information about Kaia Kater and her music, use these links: https://www.kaiakater.com/ https://kaiakater.bandcamp.com/album/strange-medicine For information about her performance at CityFolk and to buy tickets use these links: https://cityfolkfestival.com/acts/kaia-kater/ https://cityfolkfestival.com/ Next we talk to Nadim Maghzal, one of the founders of Laylit - a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Laylit's dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place in North American nightlife, becoming an anticipated social gathering and unique musical experience. And they have been coming to Ottawa for several years thanks to Debaser... AND you can participate in Laylit this Saturday, September 6, at Club SAW. We talk to Nadim about his own musical productions and how he came to co-found Laylit. We also talk about the importance of gatherings like Laylit, as they bring together people from various cultural backgrounds to celebrate music and the arts - and hopefully help us all see how we are connected to one another. For information about Laylit at Club SAW on Saturday night (September 6th.) https://www.debaser.ca/event/6x3dpdg7jr4h7s5bxw9mnmk4ftdhdm To hear more music from the Laylit collective use this link to their Bandcamp site: https://laylit.bandcamp.com/ Thanks for listening to the Guest List today. Support independent music in any way that you can and get out to see some live music this week... or any week! And don't forget that 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/