Cuban born, world class percussionist Luis Conte joins us for a candid conversation about his incredible life and experiences as a young cuban refugee growing up in Hollywood. Growing up in Cuba, Luis began his musical odyssey playing the guitar however he soon switched to percussion and that has remained his primary instrument ever since. Moving to Los Angeles in 1967 Luis attended Hollywood High School and Los Angeles City College. By the 1970’s he quickly became a busy studio musician. Touring and playing with James Taylor, Madonna, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira Luis built a successful career including composing and playing in ABS’s Dancing with The Stars Band among hundreds of other tv and film projects.
What you will hear
Quotes
“The drums call you.”
“God has always had me like a marionette
Quotes
Mongo Santamaria
Carlos “Patato” Valdez
Francisco Aguabella
Armando Peraza
Tata Güines
Ricardo Abreu aka Papin
Los Papines
Walfredo De los Reyes Sr.
The Beatles
Aretha Franklin
Motown
Four Tops
The Temptation
Ramon Stagnaro
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