Teddy Osei, a founding member of the legendary Afro-rock group Osibisa, is a well-known Ghanaian musician and saxophonist. His funeral liturgy will take place at St. Peter’s Basilica, Roman Hill, Kumasi, on Saturday, April 5, at 9:00 a.m.
He will first be laid in state at 8:00 am at his family’s home in Chirapatre, Kumasi. On Saturday, burial will take place in the Chirapatre Royal cemetery after the funeral ceremony.
On Sunday, April 6, there will be a Thanksgiving ceremony at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Chirapatre. The final funeral ceremonies will take place at the family home in Chirapatre from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. the same day.
Tragically, the renowned music legend died on Tuesday morning, January 14, 2025, at the age of 88. (Read about the death of Teddy Osei of Osibisa fame.)
Osei, who was born in Kumasi, was exposed to musical instruments at a young age. In the seaside city of Sekondi, he started playing the saxophone while trying to form a band with his college pals.
He spent a year working as a construction inspector after graduating from college before starting a band named “The Comets.”
Prior to Osei’s 1962 trip to London, the Comets experienced a brief period of fame. Before being compelled to leave Ghana due to a regime change, he was given a stipend by the government of Ghana to attend a private music and theater school for three years.
He formed Osibisa in 1969 with a number of other musicians, and the band was successful until the 1970s, when it began to wane, but it still performs today.
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