{"id":12125,"date":"2025-11-21T07:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/houston-southern-soul-music-fest\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T07:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:33:23","slug":"houston-southern-soul-music-fest","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/houston-southern-soul-music-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Southern Soul Music Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1283474567\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-255 \" id=\"em-event-1283474567\" data-view-id=\"1283474567\">\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\/Houston-Southern-Soul-Music-Fest.png' alt='Houston Southern Soul Music 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