Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Bob Boilen, March 10, 2017 Out of over 6, 000 entries more submissions than we ve ever received Tank And The Bangas won, unanimously, this year s Tiny Desk Contest. I fully expected their victory performance here at NPR headquarters in D. C. to be celebratory. I didn t know we d all end up in tears. This band combines R B with hiphop s poetry and rollercoaster storytelling, with a flair and alchemy that could only come from New Orleans. Their winning song, Quick, mixes liquor and revenge a sort o