Calypso Icon Mighty Sparrow Dies At 91 In New York

The Mighty Sparrow died on September 27 in New York at 91, ending a seven-decade career that made him one of Caribbean music’s biggest figures. Beyond calypso classics, his 1969 album *Sparrow Meets The Dragon* showed his range with soul ballads, especially “Only A Fool,” which charted in Britain and the Netherlands and became one of his biggest crossover hits.

Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, the Mighty Sparrow, has died at 91 in New York after a brief illness, his family said. The Grenadian-born, Trinidad-raised icon won Trinidad and Tobago’s Calypso Monarch title eight times and helped shape Caribbean music with seven decades of songs on politics, culture and everyday life.

Grenadian-Trinidadian calypso legend Slinger Francisco, known as Mighty Sparrow, has died at 91 in New York after a brief illness, his family said. A towering figure in Caribbean music, he helped define calypso with songs like “Jean and Dinah,” “Dan is the Man” and “Congo Man,” earning tributes across Trinidad and Tobago.

Legendary calypsonian Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco has died at 91 in New York after a brief illness, his family said. Born in Grenada and raised in Trinidad, he won eight Calypso Monarch and eight Road March titles and helped shape Caribbean music with his sharp social and political songs.