Sir Shina Peters (born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters; May 30, 1958) is a Nigerian Juju musician. Born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters in Ogun State, 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 Ebenezer Obey’s band. Thereafter, he left Obey’s band and joined General Prince Adekunle’s band as a guitar player. He left Adekunle to form Shina Adewale, a band with Segun Adewale. 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”.
