Tank And The Bangas — A Masterclass in Fusion Music
4 min readMay 15, 2022
The year was 2011. It was open mic night at the BlackStar cafe in New Orleans, a weekly event dubbed Liberation Lounge. Glasses clinking against each other, musical instruments getting tuned, vocalists doing their warm-ups, and butterflies dancing in the bellies of excited performers. This open mic show was special because on that day a group of musicians came together, birthing a new band. They may…
