Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir - Old Lady Come From Booster (Live at SFJAZZ)

The Cultural Heritage Choir performs a Gullah social dance song called “Old Lady Come From Booster,” also known as “Ranky Tanky,” which gets its name from the Gullah phrase meaning to “get down” or “work it.” Sometimes referred to as “Ranky Tank” and “The Old Lady from Brewster,” this song exhorts the dancer to move their body in ways that would have been considered risque.