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From the South Carolina low-country, where life is laced with African ways, comes Ranky Tanky, a quintet with music rooted in Gullah culture. Descendants of enslaved Africans isolated on the southeastern Sea Islands, Gullah is a unique mix of African and English that has shaped American art, food, language, and attitude. Translated loosely as “Get Funky!” Ranky Tanky updates traditional Gullah game songs, spirituals, and shouts with gospel vocals, jazz trumpet, and an R&B rhythm section.
“Ranky Tanky, from Charleston, S.C., sings old Gullah songs — some of them sly moral lessons — in arrangements that connect their beat to a New Orleans lilt.” – NEW YORK TIMES
“The biggest surprise of [GlobalFEST], Ranky Tanky proved that exotic music can be both unfamiliar enough to be surprising, and yet familiar enough to provoke swinging hips and nodding heads. When it works, it’s the best of both worlds.” – PASTE MAGAZINE
Recent Highlights: Monterey Jazz Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, California Worldfest, Carnegie Hall Presents, Telluride Jazz Festival, SF Jazz, Molde Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues,
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Charlton is stellar here and I love Kevin's heartfelt/heart driven smiles around 4:38. Nothing better than great musicians building such teamwork.
The whole song is simply amazing but I can’t help rewinding Quiana’s outro solo
I work with a few great people who know some of the members. They sound like very great humbling and amazing people
I can see this getting popular in he mainstream
My son sent me their cd. I'm so glad someone is still making wonderful music like this. Fantastic.
I heard about this band on NPR great Sound!
Great, haunting sound! I will be buying their CD!
lmao so I was looking into ranky tanky bc my local radio station interviewed them all and this came on the radio as I was listening to it on my laptop
I never heard of Ranky TAnky until I heard them on Fresh Aire . I love their sound!
This is really, really incredible…
Chilling is right……haunting. Beautifully performed. Finally music I LOVE!
Chilling. My bones hear you.
Love that trumpet intro…