It’s been confirmed! I’m heading back over to Malaysia in November to play at the 2nd Annual LANGKAWI LIVE FESTIVAL. Party on the beach at sunset outside the 5 star Frangipani Beach Resort.
I first visited Langkawi back in June for a week on my Malaysian trip and got well acquainted with this island paradise. Apart from the shitty weather at the time, I met some really cool locals and fellow travellers on my brief stay.
After dark I found myelf hanging out at a quaint but popular reggae bar called the Babylon. Resident DJ there, Amir (pictured below) who sings and plays percussion (plus a mean talk-box) asked me to play a quick little reggae set to which, ofcourse i obliged! Looking forward to making my way back there and catching up with all the good folks i met there.
About Langkawi Live
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.