The North Carolina Rice Festival, Inc. and the Brunswick Arts Council recently announced their joint promotion of a concert with multiple Grammy winning group Ranky Tanky as concert headliner and Leland’s Ian Daviz as the opening act at the Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College, Bolivia, NC. on Saturday, October 21. The event will help fund on-going programs and events of NCRF and BAC.
Ranky Tanky, whose name is derived from a Gullah expression roughly translated as “get funky,” is the preeminent Gullah Geechee group in the US and a multiple Grammy Award winning, Charleston, SC-based quintet. It features, singer Quiana Parler, drummer Quentin Baxter, bassist Kevin Hamilton, trumpet player Charlton Singleton and guitarist Clay Ross, and performs timeless music born from the Gullah Geechee culture of the southeastern Sea Islands. Their debut album was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross and the TODAY show. It also soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, Amazon, and iTunes Jazz Charts. Following up its first Grammy in 2020 for its album “Good Time,” the group won its second Grammy this past February for its “Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival”. Its repertoire includes playful game songs, ecstatic shouts, and heartbreaking spirituals, as well as, the group’s first original songs inspired by Gullah tradition. Band members describe themselves as “ambassadors” of Gullah culture and have introduced Gullah language and musical rhythm to audiences throughout North America and Europe.
Leland, NC native Ian Daviz, an Amateur Night at the Apollo winner, will open the evening at 7:00 pm, with Ranky Tanky following at 8:00 pm. Tickets are priced at $55, $45 and $35, and are available through etix at: www.bccowa.com. Use the QR CODE below for the limited time 2 for 1 deal.
The North Carolina Rice Festival, Inc.’s mission is to expand awareness of the historical significance of rice production in the development of the Cape Fear region and the cultural contributions of the Gullah Geechee people brought from the rice growing countries of west Africa to work in the rice fields. NCRF’s annual event the first weekend of March, attracts families, history enthusiasts, educators, tourists and residents alike to the Leland, North Carolina (Brunswick County) area to learn about and celebrate the region’s rich and diverse cultural history related to rice farming. Its motto is “Education through Celebration.” NCRF is dedicated to supporting efforts to preserve and promote the history and culture of the Cape Fear region, both within and beyond its festival events and the concert’s success will help fund NCRF’s future events.
The North Carolina Rice Festival, Inc.’s mission is to expand awareness of the historical significance of rice production in the development of the Cape Fear region and the cultural contributions of the Gullah Geechee people brought from the rice growing countries of west Africa to work in the rice fields. NCRF’s annual event the first weekend of March, attracts families, history enthusiasts, educators, tourists and residents alike to the Leland, North Carolina (Brunswick County) area to learn about and celebrate the region’s rich and diverse cultural history related to rice farming. Its motto is “Education through Celebration.” NCRF is dedicated to supporting efforts to preserve and promote the history and culture of the Cape Fear region, both within and beyond its festival events and the concert’s success will help fund NCRF’s future events.
