{"id":3456,"date":"2017-11-10T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2017-11-10T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T17:12:07","slug":"sad-no-2017-saminifest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/sad-no-2017-saminifest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad! No 2017 SaminiFest &#8211; Samini Explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is sad news for Samini fans and those waiting on Saminifest.<\/p>\n<p>Dancehall artist, Emmanuel Andrew Samini popularly known as Samini has stated that this year\u2019s edition of the annual Saminifest concert will not come off. Therefore fans should change their plans.<\/p>\n<p>He told Christian Agyei Frimpong on Onua FM in Accra that the annual week-long event is on hold for this year.<\/p>\n<p>He gave his reason for cancelling this year&#8217;s\u00a0 Saminifest. 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