Papa Winnie


Papa Winnie 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 fifth member and vocalist.
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 Epic 1988
One Blood One Love N.T.M. Records 1989
One Blood One Love Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie ◄ Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie ◄ Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie Epic 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie Epic 1989
You Are My Sunshine BMG Ariola Discos 1989
Get Up Disco Mix 12" Epic 1990
Please Stay N.T.M. Records, Discomagic Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine ◄ MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine MCA Records 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine - Dance Remixes MCA Records 1993
Someday, New Day MCA Records 1993
I Can't Stop Loving You ◄ MCA Music Entertainment GmbH 1994
I Can't Stop Loving You MCA Music Entertainment GmbH 1994
I Can't Stop Loving You MCA Records 1994
Appears On:
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi ◄ Come On Baby ZYX Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi Come On Baby ZYX Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi Come On Baby Airplay Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi Come On Baby Epic 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi Come On Baby Epic 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi Come On Baby ZYX Records 1991
Da Ya Think I'm Secchi Come On Baby Red Bullet 1991
Bacardi Feeling Bacardi Feeling 1997
It's My Life ◄ Yes Music... 1997
It's My Life Yes Music 1997
It's My Life 12INC 1997
It's My Life EAMS 1997
It's My Life EAMS 1997
It's My Life EMI Music 1997
It's My Life Dancin' Music 1998
Europop ◄ Living In A Bubble Living In A Bubble Living In A Bubble Popular Records 1999
Europop Living In A Bubble Living In A Bubble Livin' In A Bubble Hot Tracks 1999
Celebration I'll Be There Send The Message Send The Message disco:wax 2008
Send The Message Move Rec. 2008
Send The Message Move Rec. 2008
The 2009 Annual Send The Message 2008
Summer Session 09 Send The Message DKD D-Noy Muzik 2009
Winter Jam 2009 Send The Message Rootsie Bootsie / Take... RCA 1989
Baby Hits 1 Rootsie & Boopsie COMA Records 1990
Deejay Estate 90 Get Up EMI Records 1990
Festivalbar '90 Brothers & Sister PolyGram Dischi SPA 1990
Papillon 15 Anos Medley Epic 1991
Christmas Party At Orbilux The Best Of...And More Rootsie & Boopsie Unison Records 1992
Project Mix 2 Please Stay G.S.E. Records 1992
Would? / Jeremy / Rootsie & Boopsie / Wishing On A Star Rootsie & Boopsie Sony Music Entertainment 1992
Absolute Reggae 2 ◄ Rootsie + Boopsie - Yo... EVA Records 1993
Absolute Reggae 2 Rootsie + Boopsie - Yo... EVA Records 1993
Absolute Reggae 2 Rootsie + Boopsie - Yo... EVA Records 1993
Black & White Dynamite Rootsie & Boopsie Rootsie & Boopsie EAMS 1993
Formel Eins - Hits On Ice Someday, New Day Polystar Records 1993
Super Dance 4 ◄ Rootsie & Boopsie - Yo... ZYX Music 1993
Super Dance 4 Rootsie & Boopsie - Yo... ZYX Music 1993
Super Dance 4 Rootsie & Boopsie You... ZYX Music 1993
Dance It Again, Sam! Vol. 2 - The Flashback Remixes I Can't Stop Loving Yo... BMG Ariola Discos 1994
One Shot Summer Rootsie & Boopsie 2000
DJ Selection 53: Reggae Night Vol. 1 Rootsie & Boopsie Do It Yourself Entertainment Strategic Marketing 2005
Booty Summer '07 Push It Fon-Ky 2007
One Shot 1989 Rootsie & Boopsie, Universal Music 2007
Tropical Feeling Rootsie & Boopsie You... Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH
Unofficial Releases:
Deep Dance 20 You Are My Sunshine Deep Dance 1993
Deep Dance 23 You Are My Sunshine, S... Deep Dance 1993
Deep 49 - Deep Summermix All Of My Heart, World... Deep Dance 1997