Tank and The Bangas Join Chicago’s Best Orchestra for Epic Musical Mashup

Photos by Todd Rosenberg

Tank and the Bangas brought their eclectic, undefinable amalgam of soul, funk, Hip-hop,  jazz and rock to the Auditorium Theatre last Saturday. They made beautiful music with the Chicago Philharmonic.

The Grammy-nominated New Orleans-based group, led by the incomparable Tarriona “Tank” Ball, did what they always do: ultimately rivet audiences with their dynamic live performance. And Chicago’s “Ferrari of orchestras” was right there with them, step for step.

The Chicago Defender witnessed this one-of-a-kind, live musical mashup between these two virtuosic powerhouses. 

Below are photos from Saturday’s event, courtesy of photographer Todd Rosenberg:

Tank and The Bangas and the Chicago Philharmonic.

Tarriona “Tank” Ball bring sit on stage at the Auditorium Theatre.

Tank and The Bangas on stage as their frontwoman gets her flowers.

Tarriona “Tank” Ball graces the stage with the Chicago Philharmonic in the background.

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Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor

Tacuma R. Roeback is the Managing Editor for the Chicago Defender.

His journalism, non-fiction, and fiction have appeared in the Smithsonian Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tennessean, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Phoenix New Times, HipHopDX.com, Okayplayer.com, The Shadow League, SAGE: The Encyclopedia of Identity, Downstate Story, Tidal Basin Review, and Reverie: Midwest African American Literature.

He is an alumnus of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Chicago State University, and Florida A&M University.

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