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M.I.A. Protege Rye Rye Joins A-Trak's 'Hamburger' Tour

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by Marie Fournier, N.Y  |   June 02, 2009 8:44 EDT

M.I.A. protégé and act on her N.E.E.T. label through Interscope, Rye Rye, will go out on A-Trak's "Hamburger" tour, taking off in Shangai, China on May 28th and capping off at Hard Festival in Los Angeles, Calif. On August 8th.

"I was out one day and [DJ] Blaqstarr called me saying I should come to the studio because somebody wanted to meet me," Rye Rye, born Ryeisha Berrain, told Billboard earlier this year about teaming up with M.I.A. "It was M.I.A. and Diplo, and [M.I.A.] was like, 'I've been looking for you!' I was looking at her like, 'Who is this lady?' "

Rye Rye's already completed an international tour while working on her debut album, which is due this year. Tracks on the album include the club track "Bang;" "Older Man," about being in love with someone twice your age; "Quit Swinging" and "Shake It To Ground" - the track that initially caught M.I.A.'s attention -- will all appear on the set.

Here are the dates for A-Trak's "Hamburger" tour:

May 28: Shanghai, China (Absolute House)
May 30: Barcelona, Spain (Primavera Festival)
June 2: Sao Paulo, Brazil (PW Eventos)
June 4: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Excursionistas Football Club)
June 17: New York, NY (M2 Ultra Lounge)
June 18. Boston, MA (House of Blues)
June 19: Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)
July 2: Charlotte, NC (The Forum)
July 3: Atlanta, GA (Opera)
July 4: Orlando, FL (House of Blues)
July 5: Tampa, FL (Czar)
July 8: Miami, FL (Liv)
July 10: Austin, TX (Austin Music Hall)
July 11: Houston, TX (Warehouse Live)
July 13: Phoenix. AZ (Club Red)
July 14: San Diego, CA (Voyeur)
July 16: San Francisco, CA (The Independent)
July 17: Portland, OR (Rotture)
July 18: Seattle, WA (Chop Suey)
July 22: Vancouver, British Columbia (Richard's on Richards)
July 23: Calgary, Alberta (Hi Fi)
July 24: Edmonton, Alberta (Star Lite Room)
July 25: Toronto, Ontario (Time Festival)
July 30: Ottawa., Ontario (Ritual Nightclub)
July 31: New York, NY (Webster Hall)
August 1: Montreal, Quebec (SAT)
August 7: Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
August 8: Los Angeles, CA (Hard Festival)

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