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