South Carolina band Ranky Tanky is on a mission to revive and celebrate Gullah music and culture, which originated among descendants of West African slaves in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. The ...

The up-and-coming band’s very name is an exhortation to “get funky.” That’s what Ranky Tanky means in the Gullah vernacular of the Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina. And like this creole ...

Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been been profiled on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Ranky Tanky has made history by winning a Grammy and performing virtually at this years inauguration. Today’s ceremony highlighted those in the band and their accomplishments ...

How a centuries-old musical tradition inspired the Billboard-topping jazz hits of Ranky Tanky. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds ...

Ranky Tanky, a five-person folk band based in Charleston, took home a Grammy award Sunday night for best regional roots music album, according to the band’s publicity firm Shore Fire Media. The band — ...

Charleston-based band Ranky Tanky has been nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award for its second full-length recording, “Good Time,” in the “Best Regional Roots Music Album” category. The nominations, in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Exciting news for a local band, set to play on the “Today Show” Friday morning. You may remember Ranky Tanky, the Charleston-based band, from our News 2 Hidden History series. The a ...

Charleston-based musical group Ranky Tanky has done it again. The local band, starring Quiana Parler on vocals, Charlton Singleton on trumpet and vocals, Clay Ross on guitar and vocals, Quentin Baxter ...

Ranky Tanky just keeps one-upping themselves. At last night’s 62nd annual Grammy Awards, the Lowcountry Gullah band took home the Grammy for best Regional Roots Album for their 2019 LP Good Time.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston's Ranky Tanky won a Grammy on Sunday for its 2019 album, Good Time. The group has been on the rise for the past year. Ranky Tanky performed on television for the first ...

South Carolina band Ranky Tanky is on a mission to revive and celebrate Gullah music and culture, which originated among descendants of West African slaves in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. The ...