Editing Sheila E. (section)

===1994–2005: Music production and directing===
[[File:Shiela E.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Sheila E. in 2000]]
In 1994, Sheila was a featured percussionist for [[Gloria Estefan]]'s album ''[[Mi Tierra]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/m%C3%AD-tierra-mw0000098094/credits|title=Mí Tierra - Gloria Estefan &#124; Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=allmusic.com}}</ref> In July 1996, Sheila appeared as a percussionist and background vocalist on Japanese singer [[Namie Amuro]]'s album ''[[Sweet 19 Blues]]''. She also toured as the drummer and background vocalist for Amuro's Sweet 19 Blues Tour. In 1998, she played percussion on the [[Phil Collins]] cover of "True Colors". In the same year, she began the music director for [[Magic Johnson]]'s talk show, ''[[The Magic Hour (talk show)|The Magic Hour]]''; making her the first female musical director in television. She released her fifth album ''Writes of Passage'' on October 10, 2000. On August 28, 2001, she released her sixth album ''Heaven''.

In 2001, she began a member of [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band]] and toured with the band in 2001, 2003, and 2006. In 2002, Sheila appeared on the [[Beyoncé]] song "[[Work It Out (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Work It Out]]". In 2002, she reunited and performed with Prince during his [[One Nite Alone... Live!|One Nite Alone... Tour]]. In November 2003, she provided the musical arrangements for [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s cover version of "[[Stay (Maurice Williams song)|Stay]]". In 2004, she joined Mexican-American musician [[Abraham Laboriel]] for his New Zealand Tour as drummer and percussionist. In May 2004, she appeared on [[Tonex]]'s song "Todos Juntos" which is featured on his ''[[Out the Box (Tonéx album)|Out the Box]]'' album. She appeared as the music director for [[Amerie]]'s [[2005 World Music Awards|World Music Awards]] and [[Soul Train Awards|The Lady Of Soul]] performances in 2005.