Dancing Pallbearers

Dancing Pallbearers

group of humans, Internet meme

Subclass of	pallbearer
Languages dem dey speak, rep anaa sign	English, Akan
Ein occupation	pallbearer
Work period (start)	2003
Country of origin	Ghana

Dancing Pallbearers, dem be known plus chaw names, wey dey include Dancing Coffin, Coffin Dancers, Coffin Dance Meme, anaa Coffin Dance, dem be group of pallbearers wey dey base for de coastal town of Prampram for Greater Accra Region of Southern Ghana, but dem dey perform across de country den outside Ghana.^[1] De founder den leader give de group be Benjamin Aidoo.^[2] Dema local name be Nana Otafrija Pallbearing den Waiting Service anaa Dada awu.^[3]

De group gain worldwide attention thru BBC dema feature story for 2017 insyd.^[4] For March 2020 insyd, de group cam turn internet meme as dem pair dema videos plus EDM song "Astronomia" by Tony Igy,^[5] wey esan gain popularity for video edits insyd.^[6]

1. ↑ "How Prampram pallbearers became an international sensation – and a meme". April 17, 2020.
2. ↑ "Viral Coffin Dancers (internet meme legends)" – via www.youtube.com.
3. ↑ "Funeral dancers for hire". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
4. ↑ "Africa Live: Def Jam comes to Africa to 'invest in talent'". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
5. ↑ Amter, Charlie (April 30, 2020). "Tracing the 'Coffin Dance' Meme Music's Path From Russia to Ghana to the World".
6. ↑ "Ghana Pallbearers Funny Coffin Song Is Still in a Trend for a Meme". XdigitalNews. April 12, 2020.