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 ...

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, ...

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 ...

SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic — 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 ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

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 ...

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, ...