Maia Kantorowski on “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire (1978)

In her podcast, Maia Kantorowski melds biographical elements with scientific and ethnomusicological research to tie together the nonsense sounds, joyful lyrics, and endless cyclicality of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” Maia takes an exploratory approach to what she calls the song’s “timelessness,” leading the listener close to an answer to the timeless musical question: what makes you groove?