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Trinidadian-Grenadian calypso singer Mighty Sparrow (aka Slinger Francisco) died at 91.
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.
Slinger Francisco, the Trinidadian singer who spent more than six decades bringing calypso to audiences worldwide as the Mighty Sparrow, has died. He was 91. Details on The Mighty Sparrow’s death, according to his family Francisco died Sunday surrounded by his family in New York following a “brief illness.” His…