{"id":26385,"date":"2017-08-04T08:14:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T12:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=26385"},"modified":"2017-08-01T15:14:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T19:14:50","slug":"tank-and-the-bangas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=26385","title":{"rendered":"Tank And The Bangas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let's listen to Tank And The Bangas!<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_QKzobTCIRDw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QKzobTCIRDw\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKzobTCIRDw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT23M49S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-03-20T13:00:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_QKzobTCIRDw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QKzobTCIRDw\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QKzobTCIRDw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QKzobTCIRDw\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bob Boilen | March 10, 2017 \u2014 Out of over 6,000 entries \u2014 more submissions than we&#039;ve ever received \u2014 Tank And The Bangas won, unanimously, this year&#039;s Tiny Desk Contest. I fully expected their victory performance here at NPR headquarters in D.C. to be celebratory. I didn&#039;t know we&#039;d all end up in tears. This band combines R&amp;B with hip-hop&#039;s poetry and rollercoaster storytelling, with a flair and alchemy that could only come from New Orleans. Their winning song, &quot;Quick,&quot; mixes liquor and revenge \u2014 a sort of modern day take on a great folk tale, but peppered with their own idiosyncratic flair and humor. What I couldn&#039;t see, until they took over my desk, was the depth of their lyricism and the versatility of their players. At one moment fun-filled funk, the next laid-back jazz, rhythm-driven blues \u2014 and it all flows seamlessly. And it&#039;s fun to watch: There&#039;s a magic kinship between Tarriona &quot;Tank&quot; Ball and Anjelika &quot;Jelly&quot; Joseph as they share singing roles, like two best friends finishing one another&#039;s sentences. This is the third year that NPR Music has put out a call in hopes of finding a shining star. I&#039;m still amazed how, after sifting through thousands of videos from abundantly talented musicians, we can find a common winner amongst a range of judges with such different musical backgrounds. But in the end, my All Songs Considered co-host Robin Hilton, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Miguel, Anthony Hamilton, Ben Hopkins (PWR BTTM), BANKS, and folks who listen to an awful lot of music \u2014 NPR member station hosts Rita Houston (WFUV), Talia Schlanger (WXPN), Stas THEE Boss (KEXP) \u2014 and myself were all equally charmed, delighted and captivated. And so here it is, a chance to see an artist truly blossoming. It&#039;s just the beginning: A few years ago, for our first Contest, Fantastic Negrito won our hearts. This year he won a Grammy. Last year Gaelynn Lea, an unknown violinist, teacher and singer sent a video captured on a phone and won our affection and souls. A few weeks ago, her Tiny Desk Concert had been seen more than a million times. These days she&#039;s taken to the road, touring the world. Tank And The Bangas will be hitting the road in April with NPR Music to find their new audience \u2014 I&#039;ll be along for the ride \u2014 visiting many of our member stations with help from those music-loving beer brewers at Lagunitas. I can&#039;t wait to see the reaction in these crowds&#039; eyes, as they fill with wonder and tears like ours did, experiencing this band for the first time. Set List &quot;Boxes And Squares&quot; &quot;Quick&quot; &quot;Rollercoasters&quot; Musicians Tarriona Tank Ball (vocals); Jelly Joseph (vocals); Merell Burkett Jr. (keys); Norman Spence II (keys); Joshua Johnson (drums); Jonathan Johnson (bass); Albert Allenback (saxophone) Credits Producers: Bob Boilen, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Niki Walker, Nick Michael, Bronson Arcuri, Morgan Noelle Smith; Production Assistants: A Noah Harrison, Ameeta Ganatra; Photo: Niki Walker\/NPR. For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510292\/tiny-desk-concerts-video\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>You're welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let's listen to Tank And The Bangas! 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