BREAKING NEWS: CALYPSO ICON MIGHTY SPARROW DIES AT 91

Trinidad and To­ba­go's ca­lyp­so fra­ter­ni­ty is mourn­ing the loss of one of its most cel­e­brat­ed fig­ures, Slinger Fran­cis­co, the leg­endary per­former known world­wide as the Mighty Spar­row.

Spar­row died peace­ful­ly in New York ear­li­er to­day at the age of 91, ac­cord­ing to a state­ment re­leased by his fam­i­ly. They said the revered ca­lyp­son­ian suc­cumbed to a brief ill­ness and was sur­round­ed by loved ones in his fi­nal mo­ments.

"It is with great sad­ness that we an­nounce the pass­ing of Trinidad and To­ba­go's Ca­lyp­so icon, Slinger Fran­cis­co, known to the world as 'The Mighty Spar­row'," the fam­i­ly said.