Francis Osei will touch some basic traditional African rhythms especially from his homeland Ghana.. rhythms such the Agbaja (ewe tribe) Adowa (Ashanti tribe) Kpanlogo (ga tribe) Bambara ( northern Ghana) and many few.

He will also talk about establishing a solid simple grooves which is very important when it comes to performing with singers in a band on how to serve a song by playing what is necessary.

Join Francis Osei for inspiration to improve your art of drumming.

 Drumming has been and will continue to be an integral part of his existence. Growing up, he has always aspired to be the world’s famous drummer. At the age of 4, he started playing percussions or the conga for churches in Cape Coast, the capital city of the Central Region of Ghana, until he started drumming for Ciltad Agoro Project at the age of 7. He worked with them as their chief drummer for 2 years. After that, he continued playing for other churches and bands. 

Because of his hard work and consistency in rehearsing every day, he is  able to master the art of playing all genres of music. He played for some of Ghana’s legendary hi-life artistes like Pat Thomas, Rex Omar, Jewel Ackah as well as popular hip life artistes like Samini, Sarkodie, Efya, and Becca.

Currently, at the age of 33, Francis is playing for the legendary Kojo Antwi and also recording and playing for Steve Bedi, Ghana’s finest saxophonist, Cwesi Oteng (Ghanaian Gospel musician of the year, 2012), Sonnie Badu (UK), among others.