LANGKAWI LIVE
THE INAUGURAL ONE EARTH MUSIC FESTIVAL
11-12 November 2011
The idea for the music festival was born over drinks late one evening at the boat bar on the beach of the Frangipani Beach Resort. A group of us, made up of like minds, some of whom already call Langkawi home, and others who plan to, we lamented, while listening to the hotel band, that Langkawi did not have a music festival, and wouldn't it be great to have one?
Like most good ideas, which often only stay as one, we needed a cause to fortify what we were already imagining to be a glorious evening (or two) of music and partying on the beach at sunset.
Spurred on by an earlier tour that Anthony Wong, the Group Managing Director of Frangipani gave us of the resort and the 150 eco friendly measures he had introduced for the hotel, and by the common bond of our love for the island, the raison d'etre for the festival was obvious and unanimous …… to keep Langkawi clean and green.
The artiste line up easily followed, with friends of Zarul Albakri expressing interest for a November date from as early as February, and Michael Veerapen and Junji Delfino committing to the dates when they were still in full rehearsal for "Lat the Musica"l early in the year.
And while the recent tragedy of Japan has been a stark reminder of the awesome power of nature, it is also a useful reminder of how precious it is and that we all share the same destiny on this one same Earth .
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