Grammy-winning quintet Ranky Tanky will share music that evolved from the Gullah slave culture of the southeastern Sea Islands on Oct. 17 at Dominican University’s Lund Auditorium. “Whatever we can do ...

Based on unforeseeable circumstances, the Harold López-Nussa Trio can no longer perform at the Vail Jazz Festival. But when one door closes another opens, and Vail Jazz is pleased to bring Ranky Tanky ...

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 ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — "Ranky Tanky," the Charleston-based music group, will receive a special honor Friday from some of the state's top lawmakers. Rep. Wendell Gilliard announced that the ...

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. (WCIV) — The Charleston-based musical ensemble, Ranky Tanky, is positioned to win another Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album. The group won Grammy Award for Best ...

The West African phrase Ranky Tanky roughly translates to "get funky" or "work it," according to the band's website. The band earns this title with danceable blends of gospel and jazz, celebrating the ...

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 ...

Quentin Baxter and Clay Ross first met as students at the College of Charleston in the 1990s, where they played together in a jazz band. Decades later, they reunited and last month won a Grammy ...

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 ...

Gullah heritage is born out of the West African transatlantic slave trade, and its traditions are still rich in the Caribbean, throughout the coastal south, and especially in the islands of South ...

You know more music from the Gullah culture than you think. And you like more Gullah music than you know. Ranky Tanky, the Grammy-winning South Carolina band celebrating Gullah culture, will prove ...