The material of this video was taken by a foreign netizen Travel in Sister in 2015 when he encountered a funeral dancing session in Ghana, West Africa. Recently, some netizens edited the scene of carrying the coffin and dancing again with the background music of "Astronomia". Seeing several black men in straight suits, they lifted up a coffin together, accompanied by singing and dancing to the beat, which was incompatible with the sad and heavy funeral.
In fact, in Ghana, death is one of the most important events in life, and the funeral is the most solemn ceremony in life. However, the Ghanaian funeral's grand definition of scenery is a lively and almost festive way of mourning the dead, rather than being serious, sad and full of tears.
Do you know that it is the chairman of this professional team who is at the forefront of the team in the video? The eldest brother of the
team was named Benjamin Aidoo. He started from scratch when he was only 19 years old. He saw that the economy of Ghana was just taking off in 2000. At that time, the funeral began to emphasize pomp, dancers and DJs. , A host is indispensable, so he started this funeral company at that time and currently serves as the company's CEO.
In the same year, Benjamin took on a task that others thought was "impossible": carrying a coffin and dancing for the chief's funeral.
is the chief's bereaved family who asked the funeral industry to carry the coffin and dance, so that the chief who loved to dance during his lifetime hoped to dance the last dance before entering the earth.
In order to complete this "task", Benjamin decided to personally choreograph the funeral, add some color to the funeral, and match the team partners with "extra-specification" suits, decorations and shoes. The appearance of
not only allowed the coffin-carrying team to show great dance skills, but also used a luxury car to carry out the funeral. In Ghana, where the folk customs are simple, such a grand dress is the highest standard of respect for the deceased, and the effect not only amazed the family members who watched the ceremony. As a result, it became a hit, the business received softness, and the follow-up attracted the attention of BBC News. In 2017, he made a series of interview documentaries.
Benjamin said in an interview:
“must be creative enough to be able to progress, and cannot stay in the comfort zone all the time.” After
exploded, Benjamin, the chairman and CEO of the company, still did his work personally. He believed The sky has no limits, and we will work harder to break through.