{"id":3639194,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3639194/?format=json","airdate":"2026-04-07T21:22:15-07:00","show":66394,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66394/?format=json","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"}