Nicole Scherzinger, Ogie Alcasid and More Join LA Phil's Celebration of Filipino Culture

Black Eyed Peas rapper and DJ Apl.de.ap celebrates his Filipino heritage with a one-of-a-kind music and dance party on July 8, from pop and traditional Pinoy artists to hip hop, OPM (Original Pilipino Music) and beyond, for the Hollywood Bowl's first-ever celebration dedicated to Filipino music and culture.

Coming together to join in the celebration is a host of acclaimed artists – sharing the stage for the very first time – to present the richness and diversity of Filipino culture with presentations of both time-honored traditions and contemporary performances.

Just added to the line-up are Nicole Scherzinger and Vanessa Hudgens, returning to the Hollywood Bowl after their 2010 appearance together in the fully staged production of Rent, directed by Neil Patrick Harris. Scherzinger, who was born in Hawaii to a Filipino father and a Russian/Hawaiian mother, will join Apl.de.ap's Black Eyed Peas bandmates Will.i.am and Taboo for a performance of some of the group's favorite hits, and she will also perform solo. Hudgen was born in California to a father of Irish and Native American descent, and her mother, a native of Manila, is of Chinese-Filipino-Spanish descent.

She will share co-hosting duties with Lou Diamond Phillips. Ogie Alcasid - singer, songwriter, composer, comedian, actor and entrepreneur – will join Philippine "Concert King" Martin Nievera, singer Dessa, (known as "Asia's Divette") and Sandwich - one of the most prominent rock bands in the Filipino scene – for a medley of OPM songs. Filipino American R&B band Legaci; rondalla music masters Rondalla Club of Los Angeles with traditional folk and folkloric Philippine dance troupe Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts; and L.A.-based Filipino choral ensemble Phillipine Chamber Singers also perform.

For more information and a complete 2012 Hollywood Bowl season calendar, please visit hollywoodbowl.com

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