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Grenadian calypso musician (born 1935)
Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE, better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Grenadian born, Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he is one of the best-known and most successful calypsonians. He has won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition eight times, Calypso King/Monarch eight times, and has twice won the Calypso King of Kings title.
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — 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
Francisco got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song “Jean and Dinah.”
Slinger Francisco, better known as 'The Mighty Sparrow' and the 'Calypso King of the World', passed away Sunday at the age of 91. He made his way to Miami and South Florida many times over the years, entertaining one of the largest Caribbean diasporas in the United States.