Luis Conte

• Active: '70s, '80s, 2000s
• Genres: Jazz
• Instrument: Timbales, Conga, Percussion
• Representative Albums: "La Cocina Caliente," "Cuban Dreams," "Black Forest"

Biography

Conte is an Afro-Latin, Latin, and Afro-Cuban bandleader, conductor, composer, and arranger whose late-'80s 16-piece Afro-Cuban jazz band was overlooked and underrecorded by Latin jazz and jazz companies until the release of albums like Buena Vista Social Club sparked a rennaissance of interest in Cuban music. His 2000 release, Cuban Dreams, was issued by Rounder Records. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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Cocina Caliente Buy this CD

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