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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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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 the “Calypso King
Slinger Francisco, the Mighty Sparrow, whose music helped carry Trinidad and Tobago’s calypso to the world, died Sept. 27 in New York at 91.
Mighty Sparrow, the undisputed king of calypso music, has died at age 91.