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The Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91
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- Sep 27, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC
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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.
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
Tributes continue to pour in for calypso icon Slinger “The Mighty Sparrow” Francisco, with national and regional leaders, artistes and cultural organisations mourning the loss of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most influential cultural figures.