South Carolina Based Quintet Brings Music of Gullah Culture to Weinberg Center

FREDERICK, Md. - Feb. 25, 2019 - PRLog -- The soulful songs of the Gullah culture will come to life on the Weinberg Center stage Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 3:00 PM when Ranky Tanky, a band of native South Carolinians, bring their mix of low country traditions combined with large doses of jazz, gospel, funk, and rhythm and blues.

Tickets begin at $20 and may be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the Box Office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 West Patrick Street. Discounts are available for students, children, military, and seniors.

Ranky Tanky's music celebrates 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 that introduced such indelible parts of the American songbook as "Kumbaya" and "Michael Row the Boat Ashore. " Gullah comes from West African language and means "a people blessed by God." Ranky Tanky translates loosely as "Work It," or "Get Funky!"

South Carolina natives Quentin Baxter, Kevin Hamilton, Charlton Singleton and Clay Ross first came together in 1998, fresh out of college, to form a seminal Charleston jazz quartet. Now, united by years apart and a deeper understanding of home, these accomplished artists have come together again, joined by one of the low-country's most celebrated vocalists Quiana Parler. Together they form the group Ranky Tanky . They released their eponymous debut album on October 20, 2017, bringing the soulful songs of the Gullah culture to life, and by December of that year the group had been profiled on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Their album soared to the top position on Billboard, iTunes and Amazon Jazz charts.

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A complete listing of artists and performers scheduled for the 2018-2019 season can be found at https://weinbergcenter.org/

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