{"id":356191,"date":"2025-03-17T10:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=356191"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:40:42","slug":"teddy-osei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/entertainment\/teddy-osei\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddy Osei of Osibisa fame to be buried on April 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The burial mass of renowned Ghanaian musician and saxophonist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teddy_Osei\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teddy_Osei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teddy Osei<\/a>, a founding member of the iconic Afro-rock band Osibisa, will come off on Saturday, April 5 at St Peter\u2019s Basilica, Roman Hill, Kumasi at 9:00am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to that, he will be laid in state at his family house at Chirapatre in Kumasi at 8:00am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The burial mass will be followed by interment at the Chirapatre Royal cemetery on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be a thanksgiving service on Sunday, April 6 at St Michael\u2019s Catholic church, Chirapatre followed by final funeral rites from 1:00pm-6:00pm on same day at the family house in Chirapatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The distinguished music icon sadly passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday morning, January 14, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Kumasi, Osei was introduced to musical instruments while still a child. He began to play the saxophone while attempting to create a band with his college friends in the coastal city of Sekondi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating from college, he worked as a building inspector for a year before creating a band called &#8220;The Comets.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Comets enjoyed brief popularity before Osei traveled to London in 1962. He received a grant from the Ghanaian government to study at a private music and drama school for three years, before being forced to leave by a regime change in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1969, he founded Osibisa along with several other musicians. The band remained popular through the 1970s, before experiencing a decline, although it continues to perform today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/entertainment\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/entertainment\/\">More Stories Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Graphic Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The burial mass of renowned Ghanaian musician and saxophonist Teddy Osei, a founding member of the iconic Afro-rock band Osibisa, will come off on Saturday, April 5 at St Peter\u2019s Basilica, Roman Hill, Kumasi at 9:00am. Prior to that, he will be laid in state at his family house at Chirapatre in Kumasi at 8:00am. 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