Los Toros Band
Led by Dominican vocalist Héctor Acosta, who embarked on a solo career in 2006, Los Toros Band were one of the greatest merengue groups of the '90s and early 2000s. Based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the group was founded by producers Gerardo Díaz, aka "El Toro," and Juan Pablo Díaz. In 1989, they discovered Acosta, aka "El Torito," who was then a vocalist in the group Los Gentiles from the city Bonao, and recruited him to serve as their lead singer in Los Toros Band. The group made its full-length album debut with Se Soltaron los Toros (1991). The album was a hit on the merengue scene and led to several more albums, including De Fiesta (1991), A Bailar (1992), Caliente (1994), and Formidables (1994). In addition to Acosta and arranger Henry Hierro, these early albums featured vocalists Indira Rubiera and Mayra Bello. By the mid-'90s, Los Toros Band had become one of the top merengue groups on the scene, and proper albums like Románticamente (1995), El Mambo del Toro (1996), and Raices (1997) were complemented by compilations like Estelares de los Toros Band (1997). Los Toros Band underwent a significant transformation at the end of the '90s with the addition of vocalists Olvis García and Luis José Alcequiez on the albums Pasito Lento (1998), ¡Y No Hay Problema! (1999), and Toromanía (2000). A fourth vocalist, Robin Joel Vasquez, joined the group for Pa' la Calle (2001), Indetenibles (2003), and En Vivo 2004 (2004). By the mid-2000s, however, Acosta had grown disgruntled with his situation in Los Toros Band and left for a solo career. He made his full-length solo debut with the hit album Sigo Siendo Yo (2006). The follow-up album, Mitad/Mitad (2008), was even more successful, spawning the smash hit single "Sin Perdón."
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Indetenibles
Wereldmuziek - Released by UMLE - Latino on 28 okt. 2003
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Solo Bachata
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 7 nov. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Morenita - Single (En Vivo)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by DAM PRODUCTION, INC. on 6 apr. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Romanticamente
Wereldmuziek - Released by J&N Records on 16 jun. 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Clásicos y Algo Más
Latijns-Amerika - Released by DAM PRODUCTION, INC. on 6 apr. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Merengue y Mas
Wereldmuziek - Released by J&N Records on 30 jun. 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
El Torito
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 27 okt. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
En Vivo 2004 (En Vivo)
Wereldmuziek - Released by UMLE - Latino on 10 aug. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Caliente
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 13 mrt. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Rescate Navideño
Latijns-Amerika - Released by VOLUMEN LATINO on 1 dec. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Estelares de...
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 22 mei 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Corazon De Bachata (Bachata)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by VOLUMEN LATINO on 10 jan. 2024
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dos X Uno
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 23 mei 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
En Navidad
Wereldmuziek - Released by J&N Records on 10 okt. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Brincando la Cerca
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 5 aug. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Bailar
Latijns-Amerika - Released by J&N Records on 18 aug. 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Melina
Wereldmuziek - Released by Los Toros Band on 17 apr. 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
El Boom (MERENGUE)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by VOLUMEN LATINO on 22 sep. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo