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GET /v2/plays/3637409/?format=api
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{
    "id": 3637409,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637409/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:14:17-07:00",
    "show": 66357,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/8b7f31d6-bc8b-4cb0-b806-130f42795b70/41907758186-500.jpg",
    "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/8b7f31d6-bc8b-4cb0-b806-130f42795b70/41907758186-250.jpg",
    "song": "No Delay",
    "track_id": null,
    "recording_id": "671ca0e1-6090-4574-a976-1a2e2a5c1e35",
    "artist": "The Green Arrows",
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    ],
    "album": "Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980",
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    "release_group_id": "89ec48b8-a745-42e2-ae4b-a861fa9f2c74",
    "labels": [],
    "label_ids": [],
    "release_date": "2025-05-02",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "The album captures a nation in flux, specifically the five years leading up to Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. It highlights how local musicians used original compositions to express their culture despite racist infrastructures and radio bans.",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}