Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=71060&ordering=-airdate
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Starting in 1982, main vocals were occasionally provided by Freddie Jackson who went onto have a hugely successful solo career.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579107, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579107/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T19:19:33-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3579106, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579106/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T19:17:04-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/cc19f6ec-f1fa-4686-badf-2089bae18067/34396902014-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/cc19f6ec-f1fa-4686-badf-2089bae18067/34396902014-250.jpg", "song": "Shorty Rides Again", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "89e13aeb-1595-4349-89d3-1c4a839b2426", "artist": "Eddie Harris & Les McCann", "artist_ids": [], "album": "Second Movement", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "151bf06b-8b26-322b-a896-b91ca5cbd7ce", "labels": [ "Atlantic" ], "label_ids": [ "50c384a2-0b44-401b-b893-8181173339c7" ], "release_date": "1971-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "That's Eddie Harris on tenor saxophone on this banger. Here's a biography of acclaimed musician Harris: https://eddieharris.com/about/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579105, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579105/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T19:12:00-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/03865cf3-7914-42bb-87b7-24c3fb90c924/29823753361-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/03865cf3-7914-42bb-87b7-24c3fb90c924/29823753361-250.jpg", "song": "Spirit of Brotherhood", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Spirit of Brotherhood", "artist_ids": [ "1105deff-1f19-40d9-aae0-70df0352d23b" ], "album": "Eccentric Disco", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "3912e0fc-9e95-46b5-98c6-71b2bcac7688", "labels": [ "Numero Group" ], "label_ids": [ "48cdb429-5d99-4ae5-8bc1-7bc7b68098b4" ], "release_date": "2021-06-25", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": null, "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579104, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579104/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T19:03:41-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/599ef177-603b-4c8e-802e-216e919e1e8c/13553175233-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/599ef177-603b-4c8e-802e-216e919e1e8c/13553175233-250.jpg", "song": "I First \"U\" Last", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "5b527715-fa4c-4a72-b76c-63798cc6cae6", "artist": "N'Draman-Blintch", "artist_ids": [ "7931ea1f-199b-4755-88e9-00955ac6f149" ], "album": "Cikamele'", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "42fe03e0-8827-473d-a5a0-1c4ae9302875", "labels": [ "Cosmic Sounds" ], "label_ids": [ "fff99c52-7e6f-46f0-956a-2dbd69c987b1" ], "release_date": "1979-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Nigerian artist N'Draman Blintch released \"I First \"U\" Last\" on the 1979 album Cikamele'.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579103, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579103/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T19:00:58-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3579102, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579102/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:58:45-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Got To Have It All", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Pat Cray", "artist_ids": [], "album": null, "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Keyboard Records" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1979-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Pat Cray released \"Got To Have It All\" as the b-side to \"This Time\" in 1979, with Keyboard Records.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579101, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579101/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:55:13-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Disco Party", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "9b94c38a-9527-4e84-8c7e-b870b619e443", "artist": "Erwin Bouterse And His Rhythm Cosmos", "artist_ids": [], "album": null, "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Ali Records" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1979-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Erwin Bouterse And His Rhythm Cosmos released \"Disco Party\" and b-side \"Champagne And Wine\" in 1979 with Ali Records.\n\nFrom Light in the Attic: \"Although Surinam is a relatively unknown country, it has a strong influence on the Netherlands where many of the Surinam people have been living since a couple of decades ago. The music from the Surinam is mainly known for it’s kaseko (which evolved out of the traditional Kawina music) and soul music, but the Surinamese have also been active in other genres such as pop, funk & jazz.\"", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579100, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579100/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:52:50-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Da Da Song", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Church", "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": null, "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579099, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579099/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:50:11-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3579098, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579098/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:45:39-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Brushing Means Making Love", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Rim Kwaku Obeng", "artist_ids": [ "6e33c405-8447-441b-bb25-ef31353f007b" ], "album": "Rim Arrives", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Rising Time Records" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1980-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Ghanian percussionist Rim Kwaku Obeng released \"Brushing Means Making Love\" on his 1980 album Rim Arrives.\n\nThe multi-instrumentalist began his career as part of Ghana's Uhuru Dance Band. While recording with the band in Los Angeles, he caught the attention of production maestro Quincy Jones who invited the artist to play in his band. A series of setbacks induced by threats from a fellow bandmate of a lawsuit if Rim were to work with Quincy led to a sorely missed opportunity and soon his bandmates abandoned him in LA, leaving him stranded and without resources for 6 months. The musician's break finally came when he was given the opportunity to record his debut album in San Francisco. Rim Arrives is a dance-worthy blend of funk, disco and afrobeat hoisted by catchy call-and-response lyrics, reminiscent of Fela Kuti's trademarked sound.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579097, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579097/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:41:45-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/75701d55-f6f3-4b7a-9c11-b52ed243e02d/28915575909-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/75701d55-f6f3-4b7a-9c11-b52ed243e02d/28915575909-250.jpg", "song": "E.O.D. (Edge of Daybreak)", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "74e60304-5fb7-4603-8166-6b7bc961e833", "artist": "The Edge of Daybreak", "artist_ids": [ "e2151655-f433-41c0-9c6e-1538306646ee" ], "album": "Eyes of Love", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "d784a261-2f9c-41da-b508-3c372e5ce174", "labels": [ "Bohannon’s Records" ], "label_ids": [ "6c4ee094-09ce-4925-8a2e-eafc8f5b91f6" ], "release_date": "1979-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Soul funk band Edge of Daybreak released \" E.O.D (Edge of Daybreak)\" in 1979 on their only album Eyes of Love. Band members Jamal Jaha Nubi, James Carrington, Cornelius Cade, Harry Coleman, McEvoy Robinson (who had previously played with Otis Redding), Willie Williams, and others met and started playing music together while incarcerated at Powhatan Correctional Center in the late 1970s.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579096, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579096/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:38:19-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Space Ride", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Hosie Bee", "artist_ids": [], "album": "Disco Shout", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Gemini Records" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1979-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Hosie Bee released \"Space Ride\" in 1979 on the album Disco Shout, with Gemini Records.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579095, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579095/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:34:53-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3579094, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579094/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:32:03-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Please Don't Go", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Oliver & The Black Spirits", "artist_ids": [], "album": null, "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Kudzanayi" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1980-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Oliver & The Black Spirits released \"Please Don't Go\" and b-side \"The Only Two\" in 1980.\n\nhttps://tukumusic.bandcamp.com/track/please-dont-go", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579093, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579093/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:28:27-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/344c40cf-88c1-4523-88c5-0d1c45d819c0/16896071490-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/344c40cf-88c1-4523-88c5-0d1c45d819c0/16896071490-250.jpg", "song": "Feelin Good", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "eb007d34-194c-4ea2-8829-f4e4b09c1cd1", "artist": "Santiago", "artist_ids": [ "477e1fbb-3aa2-4998-b98c-16c6814c6674" ], "album": "22 Somerset Dr.: 1976-1978", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "e643a461-81de-4f8a-bf73-91cc7703b876", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2016-11-11", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Funk drummer Neftali Santiago originally released \"Feeling Good\" and b-side \"Land Of The Leaping No No (Ha-Ka-Cha-Ka-Ha-Ka-Cha-Ka)\" in 1975, but you can find the track on bandcamp: \nhttps://neftalisantiago.bandcamp.com/track/feelin-good", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579092, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579092/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:23:33-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Love Is No Crime", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Keni George And The Gentiles", "artist_ids": [], "album": "I Don't Wanna Miss You", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "Chris Robins Sound (CRS)" ], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "1983-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Keni George And The Gentiles released \"Love Is No Crime\" on the 1983 album I Don't Wanna Miss You.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3579091, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3579091/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-11-16T18:19:27-08:00", "show": 65129, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65129/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" } ] }
