Dancing Pallbearers

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
Screenshot of the video clip showing pallbearers dancing with the casket, which is originally taken from BBC News
Background information
OriginPrampram, Ghana
Years active2003–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. In March 2020, the group became an internet meme when the videos were paired with EDM song "Astronomia" by Tony Igy,[4] and gained popularity in video edits.[5]

  1. ^ "How Prampram pallbearers became an international sensation – and a meme". The Ghana Report. April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Binsky, Drew (January 17, 2021). "The Viral COFFIN DANCERS of Ghana (Happy Funerals)" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Lansah, Sulley (July 25, 2017). "Ghana's dancing pallbearers bring funeral joy". BBC News. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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