Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3639194/?format=api
{ "id": 3639194, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3639194/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-07T21:22:15-07:00", "show": 66394, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66394/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Sama Dance", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Amir Amiri", "artist_ids": [], "album": "Ancestors- echoes Of Persia", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": null, "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Amir Amiri leads the Amir Amiri Ensemble, a Montreal‑based collective that blends Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic and Western classical traditions into deeply expressive, culturally rooted music. On the album Ancestors – Echoes of Persia, the track “Sama Dance” (Raghseh Sama) unfolds as a rhythmic, spiritual piece inspired by traditional sama dance forms, anchored by Amiri’s masterful santur playing and supported by viola, ghaychak, oud and percussion. The project is both a celebration of musical heritage and a contemporary interpretation of interconnected Middle Eastern sound worlds, offering listeners a journey through ancestral echoes and living tradition.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }