This article is about the internet meme. For the song associated with it, see Astronomia (Vicetone remix).
Dancing Pallbearers
Screenshot of the video clip showing pallbearers dancing with the casket, which is originally taken from BBC News
Background information
Origin
Prampram, Ghana
Years active
2003–present
Members
Benjamin Aidoo with 4 others
Dancing Pallbearers, also known by a variety of names, including Dancing Coffin, Coffin Dancers, Coffin Dance Meme, or simply Coffin Dance, is the informal name given to a group of pallbearers from Nana Otafrija Pallbearing and Waiting Service who are based in the coastal town of Prampram in the Greater Accra Region of southern Ghana, although they perform across the country as well as outside Ghana.[1] The founder and leader of the group is Benjamin Aidoo.[2] Locally, they are referred to as Dada awu (meaning "Daddy's dead").[3]
The group initially gained worldwide attention through a BBC News feature story in 2017.[4] In March 2020, the group became an internet meme when the videos were paired with EDM song "Astronomia" by Tony Igy,[5] and gained popularity in video edits.[6]
^"How Prampram pallbearers became an international sensation – and a meme". April 17, 2020.
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^"Funeral dancers for hire". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
^"Africa Live: Def Jam comes to Africa to 'invest in talent'". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
^Amter, Charlie (April 30, 2020). "Tracing the 'Coffin Dance' Meme Music's Path From Russia to Ghana to the World".
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