{"id":7,"date":"2025-08-17T13:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/izambezifest.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:53:19","slug":"izambezifest-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/izambezifest.com\/","title":{"rendered":"iZAMBEZIFEST &#8211; Official Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b41a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b41a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92ceaa elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a92ceaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.izambezifest.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">TICKETS - BUY NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b0b7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9b0b7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602cc2f elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"602cc2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;toggle_icon_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse-grow&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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ONE RHYTHM.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dab10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83dab10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b16f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b16f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>iZAMBEZI FEST is a Southern African cultural festival celebrating music, food, art and shared heritage across the diaspora.<\/p><p><\/p><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa1071 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"daa1071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/izambezifest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-31-at-10.10.22-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Mlindo The Vocalist\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Mlindo The Vocalist<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/izambezifest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-10-at-00.10.09-3-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Leo Magozz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Leo Magozz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 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533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51551d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51551d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>DJ SETS<span><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5867c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"eb5867c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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