{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Grammy-winning Ranky Tanky is a band with a mission to honor Gullah culture","publication_date":"September 14, 2020","summary":"South Carolina band Ranky Tanky is on a mission to revive and celebrate Gullah music and culture, which originated among descendants of West African slaves in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. The group earned a Grammy Award this winter, and Jeffrey Brown went to the Lowcountry for a listen as part of our American Creators series and ongoing coverage of arts and culture, Canvas.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/09\/5b487e3ba259cc6a3b09c17a8078381d-ranky_tanky_gullah-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}