{"id":27920,"date":"2024-06-20T14:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbawumia.org\/sb\/?p=27920"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:59:46","slug":"opened-the-inaugural-west-africa-music-and-arts-festival-at-labadi-beach-accra-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbawumia.org\/sb\/opened-the-inaugural-west-africa-music-and-arts-festival-at-labadi-beach-accra-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Opened the inaugural West Africa Music and Arts Festival at Labadi Beach, Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27920\" class=\"elementor elementor-27920\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1abeab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1abeab2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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