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Information about plays
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GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=37340&ordering=-airdate
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He rose to fame in the 1990s, breaking records in Jamaica, winning a Grammy for Before the Dawn, and experiencing a notable prison sentence (2011-2018) before his triumphant return to music with his \"Long Walk to Freedom Tour\".", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3599595, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3599595/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-03T09:36:10-08:00", "show": 65552, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65552/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Your House", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "a0d877cc-4fd7-4421-9450-063aa10347f0", "artist": "Steel Pulse", "artist_ids": [ "37367b2f-69e4-4df2-9e64-75ca6204764b" ], "album": "One Step Beyond: The Unstoppable Rhythm of Reggae & Ska", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "04fc9c07-a46c-377b-b1d7-99d4ba4f8ac3", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2008-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. 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