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Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formed
2011
Genre
r&b
Upcoming
16 shows
About
Tank and the Bangas formed in 2011 in New Orleans, out of an open mic called Liberation Lounge at the now-closed Blackstar Cafe and Books in Algiers. They won the NPR Tiny Desk Contest in 2017 and were nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 Grammy Awards. The Washingtonian described the work as a lively fusion of funk, soul, hip hop, rock and spoken word; the band's own list of touchstones runs from gospel and folk to anime and Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph's invention, "Soulful Disney". Three studio albums — Thinktank, Green Balloon and Red Balloon — precede The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, which won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album in 2025.
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