June 30, 2012(2012-06-30) (aged 78) Bronx, New York
Genres
Bomba
aguinaldos
bolero
salsa
Latin pop
acoustic
son
guaguanco
plena
Occupation(s)
Cuatro player
guitarist
composer
musician
arranger
Instrument(s)
Cuatro
Years active
1951–2012
Labels
Fania
Island
SEECO
Musical artist
Víctor Guillermo "Yomo" Toro (26 July 1933 – 30 June 2012) was a Puerto Rican left-handed guitarist and cuatro player.[1] Known internationally as "The King of the Cuatro," Toro recorded over 150 albums throughout a 60-year career and worked extensively with Cuban legends Arsenio Rodríguez and Alfonso "El Panameño" Joseph; salsa artists Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades; and artists from other music genres including Frankie Cutlass, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt and David Byrne.[2]
Víctor Guillermo "Yomo" Toro (26 July 1933 – 30 June 2012) was a Puerto Rican left-handed guitarist and cuatro player. Known internationally as "The King...
great Nieves Quintero, the renowned Maso Rivera, Iluminado Dávila Medina, YomoToro and Edwin Colón Zayas.[citation needed] Very little is known about the...
Rican musician YomoToro. Released in 1988, it was his first widely distributed album. Funky Jibaro was produced by Robert Musso. Toro used a 10-string...
Celia Cruz Eric Gale Larry Harlow Héctor Lavoe Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez YomoToro Cheo Feliciano Santos Colón Orestes Vilató Barry Rogers Carlos Santana...
"Puerto Rico", featuring Joell Ortiz, Lumidee, The King of the Cuatro YomoToro, Voltio and The Barrio Boys. In June 2016 Cutlass scored another double...
classic club hit anthem, "Puerto Rico" (featuring Joell Ortiz, Voltio, and YomoToro). In 2007, Lumidee was named youth ambassador of the New York Arthritis...
Traigo Estas Flores Los Unicos: Los Unicos Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe and YomoToro: Asalto Navideño Nino Bravo: Nino Bravo Pedro Miguel Y Sus Maracaibos:...
Harlow. The idea was "The Latin Legends of Fania", and Barretto, Harlow, YomoToro, Pete "el Conde" Rodríguez, Junior González, Ismael Miranda, and Adalberto...
Cuban rumba percussion with the seis genre from Puerto Rico featuring YomoToro on cuatro, as well as the characteristic trombone section of salsa dura...
Mintz, David Braun, Paul Marshall, Jules Chaikin, Paquito Hechavarria, YomoToro, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Elliott Carter, Maurice André, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau...
Santamaria, Espiritu Libre, 1984 Luis Perico Ortiz - Breaking The Rules, 1987 YomoToro - Gracias, 1990 Mario Bauzá, Tanga Suite, 1991 The Mambo Kings Soundtrack...
Cheo Feliciano, Hector Lavoe, Charlie Palmieri, Larry Harlow, La Lupe, YomoToro, Johnny Albino, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Oscar D'León, Armando...
1958) astronomer Sam Garnes (born 1974) professional football player YomoToro (1933–2012) musician 2001 Burt Young (born 1940) actor Colin Powell (1937-2021)...
1953) Arturo Somohano (1910–1977) Manuel Gregorio Tavárez (1843–1883) YomoToro (1933–2012) Raymond Torres-Santos (born 1958) Eladio Torres (born 1950)...
Le, Peter O'Reilly, Glen Nichols and George Vi James Taylor as himself YomoToro as himself Steve Turre as himself Robin Williamson as himself David Sawyer...
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