Singing wasn’t always easy for Tarriona “Tank” Ball, the lead vocalist and songwriter for the Grammy-nominated band Tank and the Bangas. She came from a long line of singers and felt like the weak ...

In August 2005, six years before the formation of her eponymous funk fusion band Tank and the Bangas and 12 before a NPR Tiny Desk Contest win accelerated their rise to stardom, Tarriona “Tank” Ball's ...

In early January, Tank and the Bangas rolled north out of New Orleans to kick off its tour in support of “The Heart, The Mind, The Soul,” an album that recently won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word.

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Whimsical, sweet, funny and charismatic. That’s how Tarriona “Tank” Ball describes her music. “Like a person, honestly. A person that is kind and sweet and sneaky and likes to pop – likes to pop her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about creative entrepreneurship and lifestyle design. In March 2017, Tank and the Bangas won NPR's "Tiny Desk" competition ...

Fantastic Negrito has teamed up with Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas for a new single and music video, “I’m So Happy I Cry,” off of his upcoming album Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? “I was ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. In early January, Tank and the Bangas rolled north out of New Orleans to kick off its tour in support ...

If you’ve been following me here at The Playlist, you know I talk about the “friends in my head” quite often. This week’s co-curator, Tarriona “Tank” Bell, is the origin behind that story. The ...