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Ryan Bachoo
Tributes continue to pour in for calypso icon Slinger “The Mighty Sparrow” Francisco, with national and regional leaders, artistes and cultural organisations mourning the loss of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most influential cultural figures.
Sparrow, 91, who died peacefully yesterday surrounded by family in New York, is being remembered as a giant of Caribbean culture, whose music, wit and unmistakable voice helped define calypso, Carnival and the identity of T&T for generations.
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