{"id":11812,"date":"2025-11-16T07:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T07:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-string-band-ensemble-practice-group\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T07:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T07:05:22","slug":"black-string-band-ensemble-practice-group","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/black-string-band-ensemble-practice-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Black String Band Ensemble Practice Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1686381907\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-98 \" id=\"em-event-1686381907\" data-view-id=\"1686381907\">\r\n\t\t\n<section class=\"em-item-header\"  style=\"--default-border:#a8d144;\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"em-item-image \">\n\t\t<img src='https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-String-Band-Ensemble-Practice-Group.jpg' 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