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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
Merengue music filled the air in Newark on Sunday, when revelers with roots in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Ecuador and other Spanish-speaking homelands took to the streets for the ...
He's known to many as a merengue maestro. Dominican singer Rubby Perez will perform 10 p.m. Saturday at Blue Tequila inside the Days Inn, 838 Seven Bridges Road, East Stroudsburg. The Latin crooner is ...
This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus, a percussion supergroup that Felix could ...
Johnny Ventura, a Dominican singer who helped modernize merengue music in the 1960s with his frenetic tempos, mischievous lyrics, rock-influenced backing band and joyous, hip-swinging stage presence, ...
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 ...