Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=9660
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Born in Lagos in 1995, she's a leader in Nigeria's alté music movement, which blends hip-hop, dancehall, Afrobeats, and alternative R&B. 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Her music blends genres like jazz, neo-soul, R&B, Afropop, and Alte, and is influenced by artists like Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, and Aretha Franklin. Aṣa's 2007 self-titled debut album went platinum, selling over 400,000 copies and winning her France's Constantin Award in 2008.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3552210, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3552210/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-12T19:24:57-07:00", "show": 64544, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64544/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/543f7b7b-23d1-4fd6-8711-ca76744f53af/32345439044-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/543f7b7b-23d1-4fd6-8711-ca76744f53af/32345439044-250.jpg", "song": "Spend Some Time", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "96340dbc-ad5b-4364-ab95-403e1e44648a", "artist": "Amaarae feat. 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Tay Iwar’s career can often feel longer than it’s been.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3552208, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3552208/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-12T19:18:41-07:00", "show": 64544, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64544/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/a6105853-4f27-4176-928e-590f2a21645e/30093528580-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/a6105853-4f27-4176-928e-590f2a21645e/30093528580-250.jpg", "song": "Sweetness", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "0f2448f0-996a-40c6-988b-6a98dd5ee53f", "artist": "Obongjayar & Sarz", "artist_ids": [ "9fef8897-8e04-455c-9ac4-cb4c0f855dc5", "4396961c-d5bb-4301-8fee-07b218ddf67e" ], "album": "Sweetness", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "03e41f5b-9476-4cc0-97bf-0da265d7acc4", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2021-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "\"collaborative EP between Nigerian-born, London-based vocalist Obongjayar and in-demand Nigerian producer SARZ\"", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3552207, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3552207/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-12T19:14:56-07:00", "show": 64544, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64544/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3552206, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3552206/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-12T19:12:28-07:00", "show": 64544, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64544/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Fall", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "The Cavemen", "artist_ids": [ "24683d0f-a3f3-4d32-b113-7d71933237a4" ], "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": "The Cavemen are a Nigerian highlife band consisting of sibling duo Kingsley Okorie, a bassist, and Benjamin James, a drummer. 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Luckily, Common did not take the advice!\n\nRead more about Bobby Caldwell's impact, particularly on Common's song here https://www.theroot.com/bobby-caldwell-and-the-story-behind-common-s-the-light-1850237538", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3552200, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3552200/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-12T18:52:16-07:00", "show": 64543, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64543/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Try a Little Tenderness", "track_id": "c4946192-49d4-43cb-b5e3-dad9e51189b6", "recording_id": "37486abc-8240-4e8e-92ab-96c3568c2468", "artist": "Otis Redding", "artist_ids": [ "82b1f5fd-cd31-41a9-b5d4-7e33f0eb9751" ], "album": "The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968: A 26-Track Sampler", "release_id": "b2096233-548b-4a5a-b122-de7390e3dac7", "release_group_id": "d0c6a889-6701-485b-ac7b-1ecd98661576", "labels": [ "Atlantic" ], "label_ids": [ "50c384a2-0b44-401b-b893-8181173339c7" ], "release_date": "1991-01-01", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "We should all try a little tenderness huh", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3552199, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3552199/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-12T18:48:22-07:00", "show": 64543, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64543/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia600903.us.archive.org/9/items/mbid-a9dbce17-8e0f-4396-b173-3c994168b6c3/mbid-a9dbce17-8e0f-4396-b173-3c994168b6c3-23850146965_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn721506.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-a9dbce17-8e0f-4396-b173-3c994168b6c3/mbid-a9dbce17-8e0f-4396-b173-3c994168b6c3-23850146965_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Hang on to Your Love", "track_id": "f8ed3a01-406b-4157-94c5-561708c51aec", "recording_id": "66d3bb50-48b2-4a7a-8df9-3cf5e67789f7", "artist": "Sade", "artist_ids": [ "67930b3e-e00b-469f-8c74-fd69f20522ec" ], "album": "Diamond Life", "release_id": "a9dbce17-8e0f-4396-b173-3c994168b6c3", "release_group_id": "af2a0c41-e612-3232-949d-bdca340c407c", "labels": [ "Epic" ], "label_ids": [ "8f638ddb-131a-4cc3-b3d4-7ebdac201b55" ], "release_date": "1984-01-01", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "For all y'all!\n\nClover Hope wrote a fantastic retrospective of this album for Pitchfork -- saying this track \"views commitment as a courageous act\" -- \"The tracks on 'Diamond Life' play in the arena of blues because Sade sought inspiration in the love stories of soul music that centered everyday people.\" https://tinyurl.com/4jpbdnrv", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" } ] }
