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.

[1] 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, is a musical fusion between Juju and Afrobeat.

Afro juju musical style mixes fast percussive beat with the use of electronic keyboards, saxophone and guitar.