Ranky Tanky (a Gullah phrase for “get funky”) are five lifelong friends from Charleston, South Carolina 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 has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air, The Today Show, PBS Newshour and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert #playathome.
“Like soulful honey to the ears.”
NPR
Ms. Lisa Fischer spent much of her career as an elite backup singer for artists such as Luther Vandross, the Rolling Stones, Sting, Tina Turner and Nine Inch Nails. But when her story was featured in the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, Fischer experienced a course-changing epiphany. “The film gave me a chance to take stock and realize I could start defining my own path.”
“Bringing soul, jazz, rock, gospel, folk, pop, and classical, she cuts loose with funk and fierceness and rocks with abandon.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune
