Festival: Yoga music and dance

KUALA LUMPUR A weekend of wellness, yoga, dance and music is set to take place at the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside and the Marina Putrajaya this November.
The Malaysian Urban Retreat Festival 2014 or MURFEST will take place 7 to 9 November and aims to become the country’s largest yoga, music and dance festival.
It has signed up some of the world’s leading yoga instructors, musical acts, inspiring speakers and exhibitors, to showcase their expertise at the event.
Murfest 2014 Festival founder and director, Shobie Malani said: “This is the first time that so much talents are seen on our shores. It would also kick start the country’s year-long festival which is expected to begin in January 2015.”
“The Festival is all about fostering wellness through healing, yoga, music, dance and the many elements that surround it,” she added.
MURFEST will target Malaysians and participants from neighboring countries interested in wellness, fitness and healing.
It also supports the call by Minister of Youth and Sports YB Tuan Haji Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, through Malaysia’s own FIT Malaysia programme, as a holistic retreat cum holiday destination.
Daytime workshops during the three-day festival will feature almost 40 different classes.
There will also be a Wellness and Healing Vendor Village that will promote ‘Made in Malaysia’ health and wellness products as well as alternative Indian, Malay and Chinese medicines.
The Music and Dance elements of MURFEST will focus on Latin, Afro, Cuban, Jazz, Folk and Malaysian styles. There will be exciting Drum Circles and percussion workshops, traditional and ethnic dance workshops, demonstrations by solo musicians and Belly Dancing, Capoeira and Zumba workshops.
The highlight of MURFEST 2014 is the Ubanite Concert at Marina Putrajaya, 7 and 8 November, featuring a two-night concert of collective “world music” from bands and solo artists from around the world.

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