Before Harry Belafonte brought calypso to North America, there was the Mighty Sparrow. The 76-year-old Trinidadian-raised legend (dubbed the "calypso king of the world") once again gets the anthology ...

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With a new documentary and a new tour underway, Machel Montano's fifth decade as soca powerhouse is off to an incredible start. Read the full Billboard interview. By Kyle Denis Sometimes, the universe ...

No singer has had a longer career in calypso and soca than Mighty Sparrow, and people deserve a two-disc Sparrow compilation to bury all other Sparrow compilations. Save this story Save this story ...

(Trinidad Express) The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is toying with the possibility of new music for the next Carnival season. The news came from “The Birdie” himself on Wednesday night, shortly ...

Our Latin Roots segment today is with Ernesto Lechner of the syndicated radio show The Latin Alternative. He joins us to talk about The Mighty Sparrow, a musical giant who has been a defining force in ...