Tank and the Bangas (Photo by Gus Bennett)
“I wanna leave a piece of God in your backseat.” So intones poet-singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball at the beginning of a short documentary on the remarkable Tank and the Bangas. You likely first heard of Tank and her merry funksters after they took first place in last year’s Tiny Desk Concert contest, but they’ve been knocking ‘em dead in New Orleans since 2011. The show’s sold out, but if you really wanna go, you’ll figure out a way. You know what they say about, “Where there’s a will...”