Luis Conte

Luis 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 d entrenched himself in the music community and played in ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars band along with many TV and film projects.