Woyee was born in Greenville, Sinoe County, in Liberia to a teacher and a medical office worker. After his family moved to the capital Monrovia, Woyee helped to found "The Children of the Green Acres," one of the first bands that played Liberian-style music as opposed to U.S. pop music.
Born in Greenville, Sinoe County, Liberia, to a teacher and a medical office worker, Woyee later assisted in founding "The Children of the Green Acres" in Monrovia. This band was one of the first to perform Liberian-style music instead of U.S. pop music.