Gerry Brown and Emilie Pons discuss groove (part 1 of 2)

Gerry’s guest this episode is the world culture reporter, Emilie Pons. Emilie is a member of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) and has contributed to numerous news outlets, including Public Radio International (PRI) and National Public Radio (NPR). She and Gerry discuss her recent visit to Kuwait, where she met with scholars and musicians and learned that Kuwaiti music has distinct rhythms and rhythmic choices that are understood by performers and audiences and that define genres, reflect the culture, and intentionally evoke emotions and even geographies. In other words, Kuwaiti music has its own, rich groove language.