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Mighty Sparrow
Mighty Sparrow | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Slinger Francisco |
| Born | 9 July 1935 Grand Roy, St. John, Grenada |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1949–present |
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| Website | Official website |
Slinger Francisco[1] ORTT CM OBE (born 9 July 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World",[2] 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.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 842. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ Goldman, Vivien (16 November 2018). "Interview | Mighty Sparrow: the king of calypso on freedom, Windrush and oral sex". The Guardian.
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