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

Official Website: to.pbs.org/42GMOU3 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. Explore more Southern culture and how storytelling remains vital with Southern Storytellers: to.pbs.org/42GMOU3 This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: youtube.com/PBS/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW US: Facebook: www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: shop.pbs.org/ #NewOrleans #TankAndTheBangas #Music #Louisiana #SouthernSounds 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.

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