Ranky Tanky (a Gullah phrase for “get funky”) are five lifelong friends from the South Carolina Lowcountry who have established themselves as passionate global ambassadors for their local culture and community, helping to faithfully preserve the traditions originated by African Americans in the coastal South during slavery that are kept alive through the present day. The band won a GRAMMY Award for Best Regional Roots Album 2019, the first-ever GRAMMY win for an album of Gullah Music, and have been featured on NPR's Fresh Air, The Today Show, PBS Newshour and in a 10-page profile in Oxford American.