ASIAN Overland Services (AOS) Tours & Travel and travel trade partners will host the inaugural One Earth Music Festival at Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa from November 11-12. Featuring regional and Malaysian musical artistes in concert, the festival will have a green theme, with flea markets and workshops on environmentally-friendly practices.
According to AOS group managing director, Anthony Wong, the Frangipani resort has so far implemented 150 eco-friendly measures, including installing its own water filtration pond. “The main objective (of the festival) is to make our life more green and sustainable and to reach out to those with the same thinking,” he said. A secondary objective for the festival is to provide an extra draw for Langkawi during the non-peak period.
“One has to start at home and with ourself, and we cannot depend on the government all the time. So, it is important that the private sector and community do this event during the quiet season in Langkawi, just before the (Malaysian) school holidays start,” Wong explained.
“The dates November 11 to 12 were chosen deliberately to precede LIMA (the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition to be held from December 6-10) and to help augment the build up to the year-end peak season,” he added.
To be rolled out on an annual basis, the dates for the 2012 edition have already been fixed for November 9-10 next year. While the inaugural event will start off as a “modest” affair, Wong said: “The plan is to grow the festival into a truly international annual event to rival other major music festivals in the region.”
-TTG Asia.
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