Luis Conte

Biography

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.

Known For

Funny People

as Luis Conte

Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under

as Self - Percussion

Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour

as Self - Percussion

Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004

as Self - Percussion

Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy

as Self - Percussion

Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris

as Self - Percussion

James Taylor - Live at the Beacon Theatre

as Percussion

James Taylor Pull Over

as Percussion

Etta James And The Roots Band: Burnin' Down The House

as Percussion

Phil Collins: Drummer First

as Self