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Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York
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Grenadian calypso musician (1935–2026)
Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE, better known as Mighty Sparrow, was a Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he was one of the best-known and most successful calypsonians. Francisco won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition eight times, Calypso King/Monarch eight times, and twice won the Calypso King of Kings title.
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Calypso music has lost one of its most emblematic voices with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “Calypso King of the World.”
Calypso legend Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday in New York at the age of 91.
Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91.