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    "id": 3612373,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3612373/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-02-02T19:33:30-08:00",
    "show": 65825,
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    "song": "Yankis de mierda!",
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    "recording_id": "47415ba0-dd93-4ea4-83b8-209bb50e58d3",
    "artist": "Fama y Guita",
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    "album": "La gran estafa del rock nacional",
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    "release_date": "2024-03-15",
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    "comment": "“Yankis de Mierda!” is designed as a provocation—fast, blunt, and politically charged in a way that feels more like a chant than a carefully composed argument. Fama y Guita weaponize repetition and attitude: the hook is built for shouting with a crowd, the phrasing carries sarcasm and fury, and the track’s force comes from how little it tries to soften the blow. There’s an old punk logic here—name the target, refuse diplomacy, keep the momentum. The song reads as anti-imperialist at its core, but it’s also about cultural exhaustion: the frustration of being spoken over, extracted from, stereotyped, and then told to be grateful. The best protest songs don’t only point outward; they galvanize inward, and “Yankis de Mierda!” feels like a pressure release for people who are tired of coded language. Even when it uses humor or exaggeration, it’s not joking—it’s making space for anger that’s often delegitimized. If you want a track that can shift a DJ set from “party” to “purpose” in seconds, this does it. It’s confrontational by design, and it doesn’t apologize.\u2028Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7UVY8h6gW8",
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