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5 Songs by Rubby Pérez, the Merengue Singer Lost in the Roof Collapse
Rubby Pérez, the singer who was performing on Tuesday when the ceiling of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed in Santo Domingo, ...
Jet Set nightclub tragedy hits home in New York City's Dominican, Latino communities
In Washington Heights and Inwood — two neighborhoods where the island of Manhattan narrows — generations of Dominicans have ...
An unimaginable tragedy at a celebrity-studded nightclub plunges Dominican Republic into mourning
Celebrities, officials and Dominicans from the U.S. were among the hundreds who went to see a renowned merengue star perform ...
NYC mayor orders flags lowered ahead of Dominican Republic trip to honor nightclub victims
The death toll from Tuesday’s nightclub roof collapse has risen once again: 225 people were confirmed dead Friday while ...
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Family bid farewell to merengue singer, killed in Dominican nightclub disaster
Family members bade a tearful farewell Thursday to merengue singer Rubby Perez, who died this week when the roof of a ...
Rubby Pérez Funeral: A Merengue icon's farewell
The Dominican Republic is mourning the loss of merengue legend Rubby Pérez, who tragically passed away in the Jet Set ...