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Tank and the Bangas have always carried New Orleans with them, no matter how far their music travels. Long before the awards and global tours, the group took shape inside the city’s open mic circuit, where poetry, performance, and live instrumentation collided in real time. Lead singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball found
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