Rubby Pérez, a legendary Dominican merengue musician, tragically dies. His legacy lives on, representing the Dominican spirit ...

Originally released on his 1999 album “Vuelve El Merengue,” “Tú Vas a Volar” became Pérez’s highest-charting single in the United States, reaching No. 9 on Billboard’s Tropical ...

The "Mujer de Fuego" will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music event on April 24 ...

Perez was on stage later that night performing at the popular Jet Set Night Club in Santo Domingo when the roof caved in ...

He was 69. Know for songs such as “Volveré,” “El Africano” and “Tu Vas a Volar," Pérez devoted his long career to merengue, the signature musical style of the Dominican Republic. It earned him the ...

He was 69. Know for songs such as “Volveré,” “El Africano” and “Tu Vas a Volar," Pérez devoted his long career to merengue, the signature musical style of the Dominican Republic.

This is a merengue orchestra.’ I replied, ‘But I don’t know how to sing merengue.’ And he came back with a challenge and told me: ‘Well, a good singer can sing anything.’” ...