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Artist
Yomo Toro
12+ albums
salsalatinojibarolatinpuerto rico
about
Victor Guillermo Toro (pronouced "Tohroh") was born in Ensenada, Puerto Rico. "Yomo" is his nickname and some mistakenly think that it is his first name, He is a versatile guitarist and one of Puerto Rico's most famous "cuatro" players. Yomo Toro is probably best known for performing the opening theme song to the 1971 Woody Allen film Bananas, and for his contributions to various Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe's albums, particularly the by-now classic "Asalto Navideño". Yomo Toro recorded with major artists such as Cuban legend Arsenio Rodriguez and Arsenio's most prominent bassist Alfonso "El Panameño" Joseph at The Palladium, a New York Nightclub. Yomo Toro is one of the legendary artists featured in a major television production about the era of Afro-Cuban music at the Palladium in New York City, "La Epoca". Born in Ensenada, Puerto Rico as the son of an amateur guitarist, Yomo Toro grew to have a five-decades career as one of New York City's best respected Latin musicians. Toro's instrument of choice was the Puerto Rican "cuatro", which is a 10-string guitar-like instrument descended from the Spanish Vilhuela. After coming to New York in 1953 with his band, Los 4 Aces, he began 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 Gormé. Soon after he began recording with the legendary Fani
