Ranky Tanky at Levitt

The Levitt Pavilion rocked tonight to the sounds of Ranky Tanky, a musical ensemble based in Charleston, South Carolina. It specializes in jazz-influenced arrangements of traditional Gullah music, a culture that originated among descendants of enslaved Africans in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. Southeast. Their debut album, “Ranky Tanky,” was released in October 2017 and by the week of Feb. 10, 2018 it was listed No. 1 in the Billboard jazz charts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com