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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ranky Tanky kicks off the Vilar Performing Arts’ Center’s Underground Sound fall concert series. With a bright and fresh sound influenced by jazz, gospel, funk and R&B, the South Carolina-born band ...

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 ...

Ranky Tanky is a song, a band, an admonition and a way of life — all of them intertwined and growing out of the Gullah Geechee culture of coastal South Carolina, Georgia and their sea islands. It was ...

PORT ANGELES — Ranky Tanky, a Gullah expression, means “get funky,” which fits these five soulful-jazzy-bluesy music makers. Yet there’s plenty more to it, said Charlton Singleton, vocalist and ...

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 ...

Grammy Award-winning vocalist Ms. Lisa Fischer, who appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary “20 Feet from Stardom,” joins Grammy-winning Roots band Ranky Tanky for an unforgettable performance with ...

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 ...

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 ...