Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers, Insurers Lead Funeral Boom
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Benjamin Aidoo has brought his dancing pallbearers to more than 200 funerals in Ghana, easing loved ones to their final resting places to the strains of anything from reggae to gospel music.
“Customers say, ‘Papa loved dancing when he was alive, let him dance more one time’,” said Aidoo, 27, who charges as much as 800 cedis ($387) a ceremony. “This is a new business where we dance the coffin to the grave instead of marching solemnly.” Aidoo founded his business in 2010 and is now having to turn customers away.