19 days ago · New York
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to New York. The first report grouped here was at 27 Sept 2026, 23:24 UTC. The headline in use is “Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91. Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit…
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