Ranky Tanky

The soulful songs of the Gullah culture are brought to life by this band of native South Carolinians, who mix low-country traditions with large doses of jazz, gospel, funk, and R&B. Since the inception, they have gained years of valuable experience while developing a deeper appreciation for the South Carolina Gullah tradition they came from. They celebrate the bone-deep mix of spirituals and gutbucket blues that mark the low-country mainland and Sea Islands music made by a self-contained culture of descendants of enslaved Africans. The Gullah culture has shaped American art, food, language and attitude.

The word "Gullah" comes from West Africa and means "a people blessed by God," and "Ranky Tanky" translates loosely as "Work It" or "Get Funky!"