Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3604318/?format=api
{ "id": 3604318, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604318/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-14T15:39:36-08:00", "show": 65649, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65649/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/20caffc7-6330-412d-91bd-34940564d3e8/9985362852-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/20caffc7-6330-412d-91bd-34940564d3e8/9985362852-250.jpg", "song": "Força estranha", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "72a18507-93c0-4c28-8065-89824ba152de", "artist": "Gal Costa", "artist_ids": [ "fc63a914-272d-4b95-9221-61adcce6f793" ], "album": "Gal tropical", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "a0d3a1ff-18aa-3ed0-80a5-be03222abb34", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1979-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Proud Amplifier Rose in Ballard wrote us: \"I wasn't going to send in a request since I figured y'all would be bombarded, but as the DJs have read people's stories about why they listen to and power KEXP, one of the themes that stood out was music discovery. KEXP proudly exhibits a level of curiosity about the world and the people in it that isn't often seen in today's media. You all foster that by playing your own interests, listener requests, and starting programs like 90.teen. We support you all by listening, spreading word of mouth, and donating if feasible. \n\nSo, my request is about music discovery. If it pleases the DJ, \"\"Força Estranha\"\" as sung by Gal Costa from her 1979 album Gal Tropical. It's about observing the world you're in and seeing the beauty all around you, which speaks right to your mission. Plus, Gal's voice is beyond belief.\"\n--\n--\nShe was born Maria da Graça Penna Burgos Costa in 1945, in Salvador, Bahia. Enjoy this history of one of the founding artists of the Tropicália movement: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/11/gal-costa-was-a-flamboyant-revolutionary-in-brazilian-music", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }