Tag Archives: Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball
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Blue Note Jazz Festival: Nas and Robert Glasper lead the way on second day
Robert Glasper, Dave Chappelle and Dwyane Wade share the stage at Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. on July 29, 2023. Derek Fisher/STAFF. NAPA — Thousands of jazz and hip-hop enthusiasts turned out to the Silverado Resort and Spa on Saturday on the second day…
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REVIEW: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Tank and the Bangas showcase American craftsmanship at the Fox
Photos: Karen Goldman OAKLAND — The famous dada artist Marcel Duchamp once wrote, “the only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges,” but Duchamp didn’t live long enough to see America give the world soul and hip-hop. Luckily, fans at the Fox Theater on Saturday…
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Tiny Desk Contest winners Tank And The Bangas take a victory lap
AZUSA, CALIF. — In 2005, Tank And The Bangas frontwoman Tarriona “Tank” Ball was forced to leave her school, family and home in New Orleans’ 8th Ward. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, her neighborhood was submerged under 20 feet of water. Family members who did stay behind had to be rescued from…