President Kangaloo Pays Tribute To The Mighty Sparrow: ” One Of The Greatest Interpreters Of Caribbean Life”

Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo O.R.T.T., President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, has expressed her deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Calypso King of the World, Dr Slinger Francisco O.R.T.T., “the Mighty Sparrow”, who died on Sunday, 27 September 2026, at the age of 91.

Her Excellency shared her reflections on the life and legacy of the legendary calypsonian at last evening’s “Celebrating 50 in Steel” concert at the President’s Bandstand, where several artistes also paid tribute to Sparrow during their performances.

The President said Trinidad and Tobago had lost “not merely a great calypsonian, but one of the great interpreters of Caribbean life.” Sparrow, Her Excellency said, was “one of the voices by which we came to know ourselves.”