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Sub Pop Signs Bassekou Kouyate

Sub Pop Records and KEXP radio host Jon Kertzer have come together to form Next Ambiance, a world music imprint.  Malian band Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba’s I Speak Fula will be the first album out on the label and is scheduled for digital release on iTunes December 1st with a CD release on February 2nd.  The band will embark on their first U.S. tour, opening for Bela Fleck, in early 2010 in support of the record.