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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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FILE – Calypso star, Slinger Francisco, otherwise known as ‘The Mighty Sparrow,’ right, celebrates his 70th birthday dancing calypso with Caribbean community leader Jean Alexander at a reception in his honor in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 29, 2005. (AP Photo/Jennifer Szymaszek, File) By Anselm Gibbs…