{"id":3398,"date":"2020-06-05T05:11:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T05:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batukimusic.com\/site2\/?page_id=3398"},"modified":"2025-08-01T17:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:51:16","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3398\" class=\"elementor elementor-3398\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7de6072 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7de6072\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;wave-brush&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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href=\"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/en\/eventscat\/media-performance-readiness-workshop\/\" title=\"Media &#038; Performance Readiness Workshop\">Media &#038; Performance Readiness Workshop<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>In March 2026, Batuki Music Society hosted a Media and Performance Readiness Workshop facilitated by Ann MacKeigan of Campus Media. 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