Sound Sultan, others pay homage to Sir Shina Peters

There was a time veteran singer, Sir Shina Peters held sway in the music industry in Nigeria. That time may be gone but indeed, the singer is well respected and appreciated in Nigeria even as at today.

And so, when the singer, looking all deft, arrived at the recently held Ariya Repete Roundtable discussion organised by Goldberg, his colleagues including Sound Sultan heaped praises on Afro-juju crooner, for the impact and longevity of his career which has spanned over 35 years in the music industry.

Sultan was part of the special guest discussants which also had Sir Shina Peters, Dr. Saheed Osupa, Yinka Davis, Nigerian Breweries Corporate Affairs manager Tayo Adelaja, Alhaji Sikiru Agboola, PMAN executive Tolu Obey, and Music producer ID Cabasa as members of the discussion.

Discussing the topic ‘One Culture, One Voice, New Sound’, Sound Sultan and other members of the panel highlighted the ingenuity of Sir Peters who though sings in the Yoruba language was able to infuse the English language

into his music, which ultimately helped his music cross over to the wider and diverse Nigerian audience.

Sir Shina Peters has released 19 albums over the course of his career. His ‘Ace “AfroJuju Series 1’ album of 1989 went double platinum and the veteran musician is still a very active stage performer till date.

According to the organisers, this year’s edition of Ariya Repete will introduce the Afropop to the mix with the aim of showcasing amazing from the contest.

Ariya Repete is sponsored by Goldberg lager, the beer brand renowned for conceptualising and executing initiatives such as these, which highlights the beauty of tradition and culture.