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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, claiming at least 218 lives including his own, spent his long career devoted to merengue, the signature style of the Dominican Republic.

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Merengue singer Rubby Perez dies in Santo Domingo nightclub roof collapse

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

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Mourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse

Fans and countrymen on Thursday shared their remembrances of Dominican Republic music icon Rubby Pérez, who was among the scores of people killed this week after the roof at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo collapsed. He was 69.

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Rubby Perez's death: Celebrities mourn the tragic loss of Dominican Merengue icon

The Dominican Republic is in mourning following the devastating roof collapse at Santo Domingo's Jet Set nightclub on April 8 ...

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Remembering Dominican merengue vocalist Rubby Pérez

CONTRERAS: Merengue has a powerful connection to Dominican identity. During the U.S. occupation of the island in the early 20th century, Dominican insurgents used the music as a symbol of ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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