American hip-hop outfit the Black Eyed Peas received a traditional Aboriginal welcome this week ahead of their Australian tour. The four-piece of Fergie, will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo arrived at Sydney airport from Singapore last night. There they attended a private 'Welcome to Country' ceremony performed by noted Indigenous elder Aunty Sylvia Scott.

 

The ceremony also welcomed the NOMAD Two Worlds collaborative art project - a multimedia work conceived by Indigenous artist Clifton Bieundurry and fashion photographer Russell James, who is a good friend of the Black Eyed Peas. The Black Eyed Peas will play in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland.

 

Watch the welcome video here:

 

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