{"id":46040,"date":"2018-04-25T09:52:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=46040"},"modified":"2018-04-25T11:20:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T17:20:51","slug":"tank-the-bangas-come-crashing-into-double-decker-arts-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/tank-the-bangas-come-crashing-into-double-decker-arts-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Tank &#038; the Bangas Come Crashing into Double Decker Arts Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tankandthebangas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tank and The Bangas<\/strong><\/a> came together in <strong>New Orleans<\/strong> and it is evident in their soulful songs. With a poetic style and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">an upbeat sound they even ponder roller coasters. You\u2019ll find the Bangas to provoke a musical reference of Rhythmic\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Soul and Spoken word among other genres such as Rock, Gospel, Funk, and Folk. Combining the various musical\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">techniques among the Bangas, coupled with the instilling play on lyrics from the lead vocalist; Tank and The Bangas\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">have quilted a unique sound that singles them as one of the most distinctive groups to come out of New Orleans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">group has graced the cover of one of New Orleans most recognized magazines, <em>OffBeat<\/em>\u00a0and has won band of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">year at the <strong>New Orleans Big Easy Awards<\/strong>. The group has opened for acts such as <strong>LiAnne LaHavas<\/strong>, <strong>PJ Morton<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Galactic<\/strong>, <strong>Big Freedia<\/strong>, <strong>The Revivalist<\/strong>, and <strong>The Soul Rebels<\/strong>. Most recently the band was titled as the 2017 NPR Tiny\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Desk Contest winners. The group consists of <strong>Tarriona Ball<\/strong> (Lead Singer\/Poet), <strong>Norman Spence<\/strong> (Aux Keys), <strong>Joshua\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Johnson<\/strong> (Drummer\/MD), <strong>Merell Burkett<\/strong> (Keys), <strong>Etienne Stouflet<\/strong> (Tenor Saxophone), <strong>Albert Allenback<\/strong> (Alto\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Saxophone\/Flute), <strong>Jonathan Johnson<\/strong> (Bass), <strong>Anjelika Joseph<\/strong> (Background Vocals), <strong>Kayla Jasmine<\/strong> (Background\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Vocals).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0zU-Jm87kzY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14544 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"The Local Voice Ligature\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tank and The Bangas came together in New Orleans and it is evident in their soulful songs. 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