Luis Conte
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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- 2024 · Phil Collins: Drummer First as Self
- 2021 · Miss Angela as Self
- 2015 · James Taylor | Austin City Limits Festival as Self - Percussion
- 2009 · Funny People as Luis Conte
- 2007 · The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins as Self
- 2004 · Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 as Self - Percussion
- 2004 · Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour as Self - Percussion
- 2003 · James Taylor Pull Over as Percussion
- 2002 · Etta James And The Roots Band: Burnin' Down The House as Percussion
- 1998 · James Taylor - Live at the Beacon Theatre as Percussion
- 1997 · Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris as Self - Percussion
- 1996 · The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996 as Self
- 1993 · Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under as Self - Percussion
- 1988 · Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy as Self - Percussion