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Sheila E.

Providing the backbeat to Prince's finest moments, legendary percussionist Sheila E. became one of the leading drummers of the 1980s before establishing a successful solo career and working with the likes of Diana Ross, Kanye West, Jennifer Lopez and Lionel Richie. Born into a family of Mexican-American percussionists, Sheila E. toured with her father Pete and uncle Coke Escovedo's jazz fusion band Azteca before meeting Prince in 1978 and playing on his classic albums Parade (1986), Sign O' The Times (1987) and Lovesexy (1988). Creating her own sound driven by Latin rhythms and l...