Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ranky Tanky includes (l-r) trumpet player Charlton Singleton, bass player Kevin Hamilton, singer ...

The five-member ensemble Ranky Tanky began with the serious mission of bringing attention to the overlooked African-American Gullah culture, but listeners could be forgiven for thinking its infectious ...

In 2017, three members of Ranky Tanky, a band that takes inspiration from the Gullah people, performed songs from their self-titled debut album.... Ranky Tanky Builds On The Music And Culture Of Slave ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Lowcountry Gullah band Ranky Tanky received its second Grammy Award in 2023 for Best Regional ...

Ranky Tanky’s music celebrates the African American Gullah culture of America’s Southeast. Credit: Courtesy Photo / The Kurland Agency. Vocalist Lisa Fischer, a longtime backup singer for both Luther ...

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 ...

For the last three decades, vocalist Quiana Parler has learned to break barriers and sing from her soul as a persevering force as a Black woman in a male-dominated music industry. During Black Music ...

The Gullah people of coastal Georgia and South Carolina trace their language and culture back to their West and Central African ancestors. Among the Gullah's unique contributions to African-American ...

Why change a winning formula? Ranky Tanky's follow-up to their hit debut album takes things further in the same vein: a heady mix of gospel and traditional Gullah songs from the Sea Islands of South ...

Three members of Ranky Tanky perform songs from their debut album. The band's name and music derive from the tradition of slave descendants known... Ranky Tanky Builds On The Music And Culture Of ...