Yomo Toro
Born in Ensenada, Guánica, Puerto Rico as the son of an amateur guitarist, Yomo Toro grew to have a five-decade career as one of New York City's best respected Latin musicians. Toro's instrument of choice was the cuatro, which is a Puerto Rican ten-string guitar-like instrument descended from the Spanish vilhuela. After first landing in New York in 1953 with his band, Los 4 Aces, he embarked on a series of tours of the Caribbean, finally settling for good in the Tremont section of the Bronx in 1956. He played with Trio los Panchos in the early '60s and recorded four albums with them, including one featuring Eydie Gorme. Soon after that he began recording with the legendary Fania label, eventually joining their world-famous house band, the Fania All-Stars. During the late '60s and early '70s he hosted The Yomo Toro Show on New York television channel 41. The show, which featured interviews with and entertainment from a host of Latin personalities, was on for seven years. The year 1969 was especially fruitful for Toro, when he recorded Tribute to Arsenio Rodriguez with the Larry Harlow Orchestra -- an incredibly influential salsa album. He also hooked up with some legends in 1970 when he recorded the classic Asalto Navideño with Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe, combining the new sounds of New York salsa with traditional Puerto Rican Christmas music. The album was one of Fania's best-selling of all time.
From the '70s onward into the 21st century, Toro's career continued nonstop. He appeared on over 150 albums, recording over 20 solo albums for Fania, Island, Rounder, and Green Linnet Records. He broke back into television and film, playing in commercials for several major international companies and working on the soundtracks for several films, including Crossover Dreams with Rubén Blades and Woody Allen's Bananas. He broke out into many different genres, recording with Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, and David Byrne. In 1994, however, he returned his focus to a single band, playing in the Latin Legends with Larry Harlow and Aldaberto Santiago. Yomo Toro died of kidney failure in the Bronx on June 30, 2012; he was 78 years old.
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Asalto Navideño Vol. II
Willie Colón, Hector Lavoe, Yomo Toro
Wereldmuziek - Released by Craft Recordings on 29 sep. 2023
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Asalto Navideño: Vol. 1 & 2
Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Yomo Toro
Kerstmuziek - Released by Fania on 1 jan. 1970
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Feliz Navidad
Hector Lavoe, Daniel Santos, Yomo Toro
Kerstmuziek - Released by Fania on 1 jan. 1979
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Asalto Navideño, Vol. II
Hector Lavoe, Willie Colón, Yomo Toro
Kerstmuziek - Released by Fania on 29 sep. 2023
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Asalto Navideño
Willie Colón, Hector Lavoe, Yomo Toro
Wereldmuziek - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 1 jan. 1970
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Celebremos Navidad
Wereldmuziek - Released by Ashe Records on 6 nov. 1996
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Música Para El Mundo Entero
Wereldmuziek - Released by Fania on 31 dec. 1982
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Y Su Guitarra Magica
Wereldmuziek - Released by Spanoramic Records on 22 apr. 1959
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Yomo Toro y Su Guitarra Magica (24 Canciones Involvidables de Pedro Flores)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Serenata Records on 11 apr. 1966
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Los Excentricos Mundiales del Cine Mejicano
Bolero - Released by Neliz Records on 24 nov. 2018
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El Plebeyo
Bolero - Released by Spanoramic Records on 3 dec. 2014
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Yomo Toro y Su Guitarra Magica (24 Canciones Inolvidables de Rafael Hernandez)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Serenata Records on 10 mrt. 1964
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Salvame
Jose Miguel Class - "El Gallito de Manati"
Wereldmuziek - Released by Neliz Records on 4 apr. 1961
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Cantando
Jose Miguel Class - "El Gallito de Manati"
Wereldmuziek - Released by Canomar Records on 9 apr. 1957
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In Memoriam
Latijns-Amerika - Released by San Tuna Records on 20 sep. 2013
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Chistes y Descargas
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Serenata Recordings on 28 mei 2019
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La Novia Perfecta
Wereldmuziek - Released by TTH Records on 17 mei 1983
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Fuikiti
Wereldmuziek - Released by Mambo Music LLC on 6 mrt. 2023
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El Profesor Que Canta
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Neliz Records on 16 okt. 2014
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