Merengue star Johnny Ventura died on Wednesday in Dominican Republic at 81years old. Ventura, who was known as "El Caballo Mayor" – the great horse – was recognized for modernizing merengue, a ...

Ritmo, the College’s  Afro-Latinx and Latinx dance group, performed their show “Los Cuentos del Ritmo” (The Stories of Rhythm ...

Have you ever heard of the music and dance genre merengue? The signature dance rhythm is joyful with heavy percussion and a lively upbeat tempo. “The merengue (dance) is considered part of the ...

Nov. 5 (UPI) --A total of 422 pairs of dancers gathered in the Dominican Republic to break a Guinness World Record for largest merengue dance. Guinness World Records confirmed 422 couples danced ...

The popular Dominican merengue vocalist Rubby Pérez died after a roof collapsed at a popular nightclub on Tuesday night. Here's what the loss means to the vibrant Dominican merengue scene. Police in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Fans and countrymen on Thursday shared their ...

SANTO DOMINGO, July 28 (Reuters) - Legendary Dominican merengue singer Juan de Dios "Johnny" Ventura died on Wednesday, according to his family and officials in the Dominican Republic. He was 81.

Police in the Dominican Republic's capital city of Santo Domingo are no longer searching for survivors following a deadly roof collapse at a popular night club this past Monday night. So far, ...

Famous Dominican singer and performer Johnny Ventura died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 81, officials said. Ventura, whose real name was Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, is survived by ...