Ogun, Nigeria – Afro-Juju legend, Shina Peters, don drop wetin go make plenty people sabi him matter well-well! E don reveal say majority of im fans wey dey jive to im sounds no be from im Yoruba side, but na Igbos wey plenty pass. Na for one teaser for di upcoming episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, di 67-year-old music maestro open up about im career wey don last for decades.
“Sixty-five percent of my fans are Igbos, not Yorubas,” Shina Peters yarn. E say plenty fans dey demand for new music, but im no fit jump enter studio like dat. “I can’t go to the studio, the atmosphere is not conducive for me. I don’t know what to sing,” im add (no be small wahala for creative vibes, abi?).
Di veteran musician wey be Oluwashina Akanbi Peters promise say di podcast go be “blunt and unfiltered.” E go drop some hard truths about how di music industry don change from wetin e used to be. E vex say di new generation don spoil di legacy wey im own generation don work for. “Dem don bastardised wetin people like us suffered for — wetin we cried to God to change. By His grace, He did, but now dem don change am back. I won’t be part of that,” im declare.
As e dey reminisce about im rising years, e talk say im don achieve plenty milestones as teenager. “I started my career at the age of 10. I had my first child at 14. I bought my first car at 13. I built my first house at 16,” im dey boast (no be play, dis man serious for success o!).
An fans for di South-East dey prepare well for dis podcast episode wey go air by 6 p.m. today. Igbos, e no be just music for una, na lifestyle! From market stall wey dey sell pepper to students for university, Shina Peters sounds don dey blend with Igbos like palm wine and suya for big celebration.
Dis man wey don play alongside legends like Ebenezer Obey and General Prince Adekunle no be small person. His 1989 album ‘Ace’ take shaku shaku enter di hearts of many and make am national star. Despite im Yoruba roots, na im ability to connect with di Igbo audience na im proudest achievements.
As im dey do im own ethics, fans don begin talk plenty for social media. One fan say, “I like di way Shina dey pick im grammar word by word, baba no wan give those yeye bloggers headlines.” Another one talk, “You fit bet say e sing dat song yesterday; wetin e sing about decades ago dey still happen today.” Na so dem dey gloat for di comments (Nigerians no dey ever dull).
Soon, Shina Peters go spill more sweet gist wey go make everybody wan dance again. E don promise say di listeners go get everything dem need to understand wetin dey happen for di music industry! So, grab your popcorn and don’t miss am!
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