Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=17700&ordering=-airdate
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This song details Marley’s frustration with having to wait for her love without knowing whether or not it will work out.: http://www.songlyrics.com/bob-marley/waiting-in-vain-lyrics/\n--", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637429, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637429/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:31:15-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3637428, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637428/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:27:27-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Ambiance Night", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Soukouss Express", "artist_ids": [], "album": null, "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": "Im convinced Soukouss heals all spiritual wounds at this point.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637427, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637427/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:21:41-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Bedy", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "ba0beb3a-5e0b-44cb-9de2-a4f22efdd3d8", "artist": "Kanda Bongo Man", "artist_ids": [ "aee0642c-1d8b-4a64-9993-443f94242b2e" ], "album": "Soukous in Central Park", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "5c895ea6-6b55-324e-b705-eff714a8bf11", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1993-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Bongo Kanda, better known by his stage name Kanda Bongo Man, is a Congolese soukous musician and singer. His career debuted in 1973 when he became the singer for the Belle Mambo band, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley.\n\nLEGEND.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637426, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637426/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:17:44-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Ngalula", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Pompom Kuleta & Jeanpy Wable Gypson", "artist_ids": [], "album": null, "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": "SHEEESH! CONGO CALM DOWN!", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637425, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637425/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:13:50-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3637424, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637424/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:09:13-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/4419b484-1f9d-402d-9757-e1bdea31fd42/39666581901-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/4419b484-1f9d-402d-9757-e1bdea31fd42/39666581901-250.jpg", "song": "Okino", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "4da6b9e5-62c4-4779-ace7-c5fb2c820f9e", "artist": "Nyboma", "artist_ids": [ "058e9e82-7efe-4fbd-9035-229e4e6e29ef" ], "album": "Nyboma", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "b998149a-05dc-400b-8b7e-edd662f568ad", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1995-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Nyboma Mwan'dido (born December 24, 1952) is a renowned Congolese soukous singer and composer, celebrated for his velvety vocals and key roles in influential bands like Orchestre Lipua Lipua, Orchestre Kamale, and Les Quatre Étoiles. A staple of Congolese rumba since the 1970s, he has enjoyed a five-decade career and is celebrated as a \"golden age\" vocalist.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637423, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637423/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:03:51-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/b3bbc1dd-0a2e-40b2-adf4-65aa322ba4b1/26040803175-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/b3bbc1dd-0a2e-40b2-adf4-65aa322ba4b1/26040803175-250.jpg", "song": "Beau Souvenir", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "51f31383-4501-4fd1-86d1-94bf599816fa", "artist": "Madilu System", "artist_ids": [ "83f58e18-23d1-40df-818c-5d5d8c536df7" ], "album": "Sans Commentaire", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "aa317ea8-c05b-4259-89f7-5c473891e853", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1994-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Jean de Dieu Makiese, popularly known as Madilu System, was a Congolese rumba singer and songwriter. A prominent singer in his country from the 1970s to the 2000s, he was once a member of the seminal band TPOK Jazz]] which dominated the Congolese scene from 1960s through 1980s.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637422, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637422/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T21:01:36-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3637421, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637421/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:58:34-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Beranger Muana Bangui", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Dany Engobo", "artist_ids": [ "dc87d126-4dfb-4f83-9ea6-f9e155f38e9f" ], "album": null, "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": "Dany Engobo, born in 1955 in Congo, was a Congolese musician and singer. He began his music career in Brazzaville before moving to Paris in 1976 where he formed the band Les Coeurs Brises.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637420, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637420/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:54:12-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Balayage", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Lutchiana", "artist_ids": [], "album": null, "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": "Dancing Mandatory!", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637419, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637419/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:47:32-07:00", "show": 66357, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3637418, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637418/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:43:50-07:00", "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": "Porter", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "cb03f5ea-885e-4247-a266-e93ef2cf7996", "artist": "I.T.C. 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Recent updates indicate they are promoting new EPs across streaming platforms as part of the evolving Zimbabwe music scene.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637412, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637412/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:22:13-07:00", "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": "Shanga Yangu", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "4f1c3533-911e-412d-9a8b-1a44ae882131", "artist": "Harare Mambos", "artist_ids": [ "9f71bda1-c7aa-4202-a012-d0982d6f3feb" ], "album": "Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980", "release_id": null, "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 documents the dawn of Chimurenga music—a revolutionary style rooted in Shona culture—featuring early works by Thomas Mapfumo (the \"Lion of Zimbabwe\") and his groups like The Acid Band and Blacks Unlimited.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3637411, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637411/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-04-03T20:19:34-07:00", "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": "Kumalila Ngwenya", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "d06b3795-06ab-4f84-a9c3-6d04cad4ba93", "artist": "New Tutenkhamen", "artist_ids": [ "d423b300-e3e4-4c0f-bed5-3998a6d6f907" ], "album": "Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980", "release_id": null, "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": "Many artists on this compilation, such as Mapfumo and Zexie Manatsa, were targeted by the Police Anti-Terrorist Unit (PATU) for their influence; their incarceration often further fueled the popularity of their resistance messages.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" } ] }
