How New Orleans Shapes the Music of Tank and The Bangas | Southern Sounds | PBS

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A visit to Tarriona “Tank” Ball's music studio and band hangout in "Bangaville" in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward brings talk of poetry and songwriting and a backyard performance. A slam-poet-turned-songwriter, Tank chronicles her life and work that offers a unique perspective against a funk-inspired sound and shares a hot tip on where to find the best crab cakes in New Orleans.

New Orleans' ‪@tankandthebangas‬ combine elements of Spoken Word, Soul, R&B and Funk.

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Southern Sounds
Explore the intersection of music, lyrics, and place, with a distinctly Southern slant, offering both a front-row seat and a backstage pass to the art of songwriting. In each episode, series host Thao Nguyen invites audiences to see a Southern musical artist at work and to explore the connection between songwriting and their home community.