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Luis Conte

Luis Conte

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Luis Cristóbal Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began his music career as a studio musician for Latin Jazz acts like Caldera. Conte's live performance and touring career took off when he joined Madonna's touring band in the 1980s. Neil Strauss of The New York Times describes Conte's playing as "grazing Latin-style percussion". Conte immigrated to Los Angeles in 1967, where he attended Los Angeles City College studying music, and entrenched himself in the music community. Conte's career includes composing and playing in ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars band, along with many TV and film projects. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Conte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Miss Angela

as    Self

2015
James Taylor | Austin City Limits Festival

as    Self - Percussion

2004
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004

as    Self - Percussion

2003
James Taylor Pull Over

as    Percussion

1998
1997
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris

as    Self - Percussion

1993
Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under

as    Self - Percussion

1988
Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy

as    Self - Percussion