Real name: Alfredo Payne Douglas

Effective period / Period of releases: 1989

Singer, composer, musician and Panamanian artist, Alfredito Payne was born Almirante, prov. de Bocas del Toro, son of Bill Payne trumpet player and orchestra director in the city of Colón.
In 1968 he is founder, trumpeter and singer of the HB musical group Bocas del Toro with Alonso Francis (drums), Carlos Harvard (keyboards), Rodolfo Wright (bass), Harley Harvard (guitar), Huey Thomas (congas), Enrique Cedeño (voice), Eduardo Burket (voice), and Emilio Gordón (Cowbell and choir). In 1976 he moved to Costa Rica to work with the Afro-Caribbean music orchestra "Peace Makers de Siquirres", with which he traveled to New York. Alfredito Payne shared stages Oscar D'León, Luis Perico Ortiz, Tito Nieves, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Rivera, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Camilo Azuquita, Tito Rojas, La Puerto Rican Power, The Beachers and others; He has also participated as a chorus of José Alberto "El Canario", The Novel Typical Orchesta and Mickey Taveras, Ismael Miranda, Tony Vega, Wichi Camacho together with the La Kshamba Group In 1986 he joined the Stars of the Haitian Tabou Combo, with them recorded the super hit "Fiesta" of his total authorship.
In 2011 Alfredito recorded the theme of the carnival of Panama entitled "Vamos a Gozar" with the participation of the New York thug, Peter Pana, Idania Dowman "The Lady of Jazz" and also the Legendary Colaquito Cortez, in Accordion and Violin .