{"id":3630307,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3630307/?format=json","airdate":"2026-03-17T19:24:27-07:00","show":66209,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66209/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Bofou Safou (Henrik Schwarz remix)","track_id":null,"recording_id":"6fe277ff-d8a0-4552-857a-1d83701e385b","artist":"Amadou & Mariam","artist_ids":["1fb60b6c-0f4d-42b4-8a5e-de705ec76660"],"album":"Bofou Safou","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"9412ebe4-0e03-4188-afb8-ed355437f83c","labels":["Because Music"],"label_ids":["23450486-837c-46a6-8b3f-b22429a0dfe1"],"release_date":"2017-06-09","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Fearless Amadou & Mariam have tackled all sorts of genres, and this track is a mix of many.\n\nIn Bambara, the dominant language of Mali, “bofou safou” refers to someone who lives and dies for nothing. Over Amadou's bluesy guitar and a four-on-the-floor groove, Mariam's warm vocals encourage listeners to not let their lives go to waste. The song then pivots into a full-on disco number: leave it to Amadou & Mariam to know just how to balance the weight of a message with the pull of the dance floor.","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}