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From Fariana to Bad Bunny and beyond, see the riveting list below. By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin On June 20, the official first day of summer, Karol G unleashed her first-ever merengue ...

At first glance, singer-songwriter Rita Indiana is nothing short of a spectacle. Nicknamed “La Montra,” or the Monster, she is a 6-foot-tall gender-bending performing dynamo. Part Grace Jones and part ...

In recent years, merengue has become Latin pop’s secret weapon. The Dominican Republic’s signature gallop has crept into global smashes from Bad Bunny and Karol G, heralding a revival of the genre’s ...

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 ...

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, ...

For its opening production this season, the Walnut Street Theatre is presenting the award-winning musical “In The Heights”. The title refers to the setting: the vibrant Latino community of Washington ...

The great advantage of virtual travel is that you can get to places a standard vacation probably wouldn't allow: Lagos, Nigeria, Tehran and the desert of northern Mali probably don't show up on many ...

Legendary Dominican merengue singer Rubby Pérez has died following a tragic roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, just days after a performance in New York City. The collapse occurred ...