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The Mighty Sparrow, the Grenada-born, Trinidadian-raised musician who helped export calypso to the masses beginning in the 1950s, has died. He was 91.
Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91.
The Mighty Sparrow, the legendary Trinidadian singer who popularized calypso music into a globally revered art, died after a brief illness.