Sir Shina Peters is one of the most famous
musicians to have come out of Nigeria. Here (in dark specs), he is at
the airport with his mother when he arrived from his first trip abroad
with General Prince Adekunle.
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Sir Shina Peters (born 30 May 1958) is a Nigerian Jùjú musician. Born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters in Ogun State, he began his career while playing the guitar with General Prince Adekunle,
later forming his own group with Juju Maestro Segun Adewale. Shina
Peters, after releasing many albums with Segun Adewale thru the 1980s,
went on to form his own band “Sir Shina Peters & His International
Stars”. Their first album release Ace (Afro-Juju Series 1) in
1989 went double platinum and was the career breakthrough which
catapulted Sir Shina Peters back into the limelight. “Ace” was a musical
fusion between Juju and Afro beat; a rhythmic collaboration which
pierced Ethnic, Cultural and language barriers in Nigeria. The second
album release Shinamania (Afro-Juju Series 2) went on to further
prove that Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars were on the
verge to change and revolutionize the Juju Music scene in Africa. Sir
Shina Peters is still regarded as the creator of a well-respected music
genre (Afro Juju) that exists in its own class till this day. He
currently has 16 album releases to his credit.
Sir Shina
Peters also called “SSP” has received numerous awards and recognition
for his unparalleled prowess in the art of Writing, Composition,
Choreography and Musical Ability. Sir Shina Peters & His
International Stars have become a household name in the World Music
genre. Sir Shina Peters has sold millions of albums worldwide & has
taken his music to the shores of South Africa, Europe, Germany, United
Kingdom, Italy and United States. Sir Shina Peters is currently signed
to Orbit Entertainment, his USA agency based in New York.
Sir Shina
Peters is a well-recognised symbol of music evolution in Nigeria.
Popularising one of Africa’s most important genres,he is seen as a force
for great musical movements. On the negative side,owing to his
nationally witnessed debacle at the apex of his popularity on wishing
fellow Music Entertainer King Sunny Ade(KSA) a quick and smooth
recovery, Sir Shina Peters due to his lack of familiarity with the
English language goes on to say “…I wish him soonest recover. This was a source of mockery for him, in the hands of the press which greatly affected his image temporarily.
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