Calypso King of the World, The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco), will celebrate his 90th birthday on July 9. In celebration of this milestone, the Express is paying tribute to this calypso legend ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Calypso King, the Mighty Sparrow returned to Trinidad and Tobago from New York on Monday, according to the Trinidad Express. Mighty Sparrow, given name Slinger Francisco, returned ...

(Trinidad Express) “CALYPSO King of the World” Slinger Francisco, better known as the “Mighty Sparrow”, yesterday said reigning Soca Monarch Machel Montano is mistaken, and in fact he (Sparrow) is the ...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Consulate General in New York has today issued a press release stating that calypso icon Sparrow is alive. Following is the full content of the release: The Consulate General of ...

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced that Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco will be awarded the Order of Trinidad and Tobago, the nation’s highest honour. She made ...

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Mighty Sparrow, the undisputed Calypso King of the World, was baptized on Saturday at Far Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. According to the Searchlight newspaper in ...

This column joins the many who have saluted Slinger Francisco, also known as the Mighty Sparrow, for the contribution which he has made over the years to the shaping of our national identity. From ...