Quick Facts
Biography
Papa Winnie (birth name Winston Carlisle Peters) is a reggae musician from St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean. As of 1997 he had sold over 200,000 albums in Latin America and Asia. He is famous in Italy following a 1989 performance of the song "You Are My Sunshine".
His recordings often make mention of Rootsie and Boopsie, first named in his song of the same title from 1987. In an interview on Italian TV, he said that "Rootsie" and "Boopsie" were nicknames for the two children he just had from his recently married Italian girlfriend, but he gave no further information about the children's real names.
In 1993, Papa Winnie visited Brazil but he had no band to play shows with him. He immediately picked four people: Nelson Meirelles, Marcelo Lobato, Alexandre Menezes and Marcelo Yuka as the band. After Papa Winnie's shows, the four decided to stay together picking Falcão as the 5th member and vocalist. (O Rappa)
In 1995, Papa Winnie recorded the Ray Charles classic "I Can't Stop Loving You" rated as one of the better visual videos of the year.
Discography
Releases:
April The Sweetest Girl (12") Epic 1988
One Blood One Love (LP, Album) N.T.M. Records 1989
One Blood One Love (LP, Album) Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (LP) Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (7", Single) Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (7", Single) Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie ◄ (2 versions) Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (12") Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (12") Epic 1989
You Are My Sunshine (LP) BMG Ariola Discos 1989
Get Up Disco Mix 12" (12") Epic 1990
Please Stay (12") N.T.M. Records, Discomagic Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine (Single) ◄ (4 versions) MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine (12") MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine (CD, Single) MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine (12") MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine - Dance Remixes (CD, Single) MCA Records 1993
Someday, New Day (12") MCA Records 1993
I Can't Stop Loving You (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) MCA Music Entertainment GmbH 1994
I Can't Stop Loving You (12") MCA Music Entertainment GmbH 1994
I Can't Stop Loving You (CD, Maxi) MCA Records 1994
Appears On:
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (Album) ◄ (6 versions) Come On Baby ZYX Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (CD, Album) Come On Baby ZYX Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (CD) Come On Baby Airplay Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (CD) Come On Baby Epic 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (LP, Album) Come On Baby Epic 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (LP) Come On Baby ZYX Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi (CD, Album) Come On Baby Red Bullet 1991
Bacardi Feeling (Remixes '97) (CD, Maxi) Bacardi Feeling (Radio... WEA Records (Germany) 1997
It's My Life (Maxi) ◄ (6 versions) Yes Music ... 1997
It's My Life (CD, Maxi) Yes Music 1997
It's My Life (CD, Maxi) 12INC 1997
It's My Life (CD, Maxi) EAMS 1997
It's My Life (12") EAMS 1997
It's My Life (12") EMI Music (France) 1997
It's My Life (12", Promo) Dancin' Music 1998
Europop (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Living In A Bubble (Al... Logic Records ... 1999
Europop (CD, Album) Living In A Bubble (Al... Logic Records 1999
Europop (CD, Album) Living In A Bubble Popular Records 1999
Europop (Cass, Album) Living In A Bubble (Al... BMG 1999
Europop (CD, Album) Living In A Bubble (Al... BMG Russia 1999
Europop (CD, Album) Livin' In A Bubble Hot Tracks (3) 1999
Celebration (2xCD, Album, Ltd) I'll Be There (Single ... BMG Berlin Musik GmbH 2002
DJ Selection 202: The House Jam Part 52 (CD, Comp) Send The Message (Matt... Do It Yourself Entertainment Strategic Marketing 2008
DJ Zone 70 - Special Session 14 (2xCD, Comp) Send The Message (Matt... Time Records 2008
Ohh LaLa / Send The Message (CD, Maxi, Promo) disco:wax 2008
Send The Message (12") Move Rec. 2008
Send The Message (CD, Maxi) Move Rec. 2008
The 2009 Annual (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Send The Message (Matt... Ministry Of Sound (Australia) 2008
Summer Session 09 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Send The Message DKD D-Noy Muzik 2009
Winter Jam 2009 (2xCD, Comp) Send The Message (Club... disco:wax 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Festivalbar '89 (2xLP, Comp) Rootsie Bootsie / Take... RCA 1989
Baby Hits 1 (LP, Comp) Rootsie & Boopsie COMA Records (DK) 1990
Deejay Estate 90 (LP) Get Up EMI Records 1990
Festivalbar '90 (2xLP, Comp) Brothers & Sister PolyGram Dischi SPA 1990
Papillon 15 Anos (CD, Comp) Medley Epic 1991
Christmas Party At Orbilux The Best Of...And More (Cass, Comp, Mixed) Rootsie & Boopsie Unison Records 1992
Project Mix 2 (12", Comp, 33 ) Please Stay G.S.E. Records 1992
Would? / Jeremy / Rootsie & Boopsie / Wishing On A Star (7") Rootsie & Boopsie Sony Music Entertainment (Brazil) 1992
Absolute Reggae 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rootsie + Boopsie - Yo... EVA Records (Sweden) 1993
Absolute Reggae 2 (CD) Rootsie + Boopsie - Yo... EVA Records (Sweden) 1993
Absolute Reggae 2 (LP, Comp) Rootsie + Boopsie - Yo... EVA Records (Sweden) 1993
Black & White Dynamite (CD) Rootsie & Boopsie (You... PolyGram 1993
EAMS Compilation Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Rootsie & Boopsie EAMS 1993
Formel Eins - Hits On Ice (2xCD, Comp) Someday, New Day Polystar Records 1993
Super Dance 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rootsie & Boopsie - Yo... ZYX Music 1993
Super Dance 4 (2xCD) Rootsie & Boopsie - Yo... ZYX Music 1993
Super Dance 4 (2xCass, Comp) Rootsie & Boopsie You ... ZYX Music 1993
Dance It Again, Sam! Vol. 2 - The Flashback Remixes (CD, Comp) I Can't Stop Loving Yo... BMG Ariola Discos 1994
One Shot Summer (CD) Rootsie & Boopsie (Med... Universal Music (Italy) 2000
DJ Selection 53: Reggae Night Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Rootsie & Boopsie Do It Yourself Entertainment Strategic Marketing 2005
Booty Summer '07 (LP, Pic, Ltd) Push It Fon-Ky 2007
One Shot 1989 (2xCD) Rootsie & Boopsie (Med... Universal Music (Italy), Universal Music (Italy) 2007
Tropical Feeling (4xCD) Rootsie & Boopsie You ... Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH
Unofficial Releases:
Deep Dance 20 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial) You Are My Sunshine Deep Dance 1993
Deep Dance 23 (CD, Mixed) You Are My Sunshine, S... Deep Dance 1993
Deep 49 - Deep Summermix (CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial) All Of My Heart, World... Deep Dance 1997