Sir Shina Peters (born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters; 30 May 1958) is a Nigerian Jùjú musician.

Life

Born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters in

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, Peters' career in music began at a young age when he played with friends under the handle Olushina and His Twelve Fantastic Brothers. While playing with his friends, he taught himself how to play the piano and later joined

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's band. Thereafter, he left Obey's band and joined General Prince Adekunle's band as a guitar player. Adekunle's band played in

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hotels such as Western Hotel, Palm Beach Hotel and Executive Hotel. When Adekunle was ill, Peters sometimes acted as lead singer. He left Adekunle to form Shina Adewale, a band with

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. However, the duo soon split. Shina Peters, after releasing many albums with Segun Adewale through the 1980s, went on to form his own band, "Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars". Peters was an actor in 'Money Power', a movie produced by

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. He met and started a relationship with the actress

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at this time. The couple has a son,

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Career breakthrough

Sir Shina Peters and his International Stars released their first album ''Ace (Afro-Juju Series 1)'' in 1989. The album, which was released under CBS Records of Nigeria, went double platinum. "Ace," produced by

Laolu Akins Olaolu Akintobi, popularly known as Laolu Akins (born November 1946) is a Nigerian music producer. He has worked with artists such as Shina Peters, Onyeka Onwenu, Adewale Ayuba, Mike Okri and Christy Essien-Igbokwe. He has produced Shina Peters ...

, is a musical fusion between Juju and

Afrobeat Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Nigerian (such as Yoruba) and Ghanaian (such as highlife) music, with American funk, jazz, and soul influences. With a focus on chanted vocals, complex i ...

. Afro juju musical style mixes fast percussive beat with the use of electronic keyboards, saxophone and guitar. Some of the lyrics in the album especially in 'Ijo Shina' were quite racy for the period. The album went on to garner awards for Peters including the artist and album of the Year at the Nigerian Musical Awards. He followed 'Ace' with 'Shinamania'; the album had singles such as 'Oluwa Yo Pese', 'Omo Bo' and 'Give Our Women Chance'. Sir Shina Peters currently has 16 album releases to his credit.

Discography

#Way to Freedom (1980) # Freedom (1981) # Money Power (1982) # Ko Temi fun mi (1984) # Sewele (1986) # Ace "Afro Juju Series 1 (1989) # Shinamania (1990) # Dancing Time (1991) # Experience (1992) # Mr. President (1993) # My Child (1994) # Kilode (1995) # Love (1996) # Reunion (1997) # Playmate (1999) # Happy Hour (2001) # Pay Back Time (2005) # Splendour (2006) # D one 4 me (2012)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Shina Nigerian pop musicians Yoruba musicians Musicians from Ogun State 1958 births Living people 20th-century Nigerian musicians 21st-century Nigerian musicians The Headies winners Yoruba-language singers of Nigeria

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Career breakthrough

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