Olga Tañón was just 19 when she was invited to audition as a vocalist for a band. A self-proclaimed “rockerita” from a young age, she assumed it was a rock band. But when she arrived, she found a ...

Family members bade a tearful farewell Thursday to merengue singer Rubby Perez, who died this week when the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub crashed down on him as he did what he loved best: ...

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READING, Pa. – At Jet Set Restaurant in Reading, the sound of merengue filled the air. But on Thursday, it wasn't not a celebration; it was a moment of reflection, unity and pride. Among those ...

Johnny Ventura, a pioneer and legend of merengue, died Wednesday in the Dominican Republic, his son said. He was 81. The singer, known as the "Caballo Mayor" because of his tenure as the mayor of ...

Compared to the multilayered complexity of salsa, its addictive textures and sophisticated intensity, the Dominican-born dance known as merengue sounds a bit on the simplistic side, a monochromatic ...

Rubby Perez dreamed of becoming a baseball player as a child in the Dominican Republic, but a traffic accident led him to become one of merengue music's most recognizable voices. The Barron's news ...

The Dominican producer mediopicky often comes up with songs so wildly experimental, they can feel like they’re being piped in from the future. That’s the case on his latest album el precio de la yuca, ...

Vivacious Dominican merengue phenom Milly Quezada receives just accolades in the spirited biopic “Milly, the Queen of Merengue,” an electric musical set to hit the London Screenings Market later this ...

24th Annual Latin American Festival set for Oct. 4 at Wannamaker County Park Experience sensational sounds and vibrant performances at the Latin American Festival, Sunday, Oct. 4 at Wannamaker County ...