JAZZ
S O U T H E R N J O U R N E Y: A N A F RO -A M E R I C A N C E L E B R AT I O N! F E AT U R I N G R A N K Y TA N K Y A N D S P E C I A L G U E S T D O M F L E M O N S
C O B B G R E AT H A L L S AT U R D AY, J A N UA RY 2 3 , 2 0 2 1 , 8 P M South Carolina’s global Gullah ambassadors and
The group is joined by Grammy Award® winner,
the Billboard chart-toppers making “soulful honey
two-time Emmy nominee, and 2019 Wammie Award
to the ears” (NPR): Ranky Tanky. The soulful songs
winner Dom Flemons, known as “The American
of the Gullah culture are brought to life by this
Songster,” as his repertoire of music covers over
band of native South Carolinians who mix the low
100 years of American folklore, ballads, and tunes.
country traditions with large doses of jazz, gospel,
Flemons is considered an expert player on the banjo,
funk, and R&B.
fife, guitar, harmonica, jug, percussion, quill, and rhythm bones. Sponsored by MSU Federal Credit Union with additional support from Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Media sponsor: WKAR
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