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Grenadian calypso musician (1935–2026)
Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE, OCC, better known as Mighty Sparrow, was a 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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Mighty Sparrow dies at 91 after a seven-decade career that helped bring Trinidad and Tobago’s calypso music and storytelling to the world.
Mighty Sparrow, the “Calypso King of the World,” dies at 91 after a brief illness in New York, ending a career that helped globalize calypso.
Calypso music lost one of its most emblematic voices Sunday with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “Calypso King