Mighty Sparrow, the ‘Calypso King of the World’, died on 27 September 2026 in New York City at the age of 91.
Sparrow was born on 9 July 1935 in Grand Roy, Grenada.
the 'Calypso King of the World'
Life in brief
- 1935Born in Grand Roy, Grenada
- 2026 Died, aged 91
The death report
Published 22 October 2026
Mighty Sparrow, the ‘Calypso King of the World’, dies at 91
Slinger Francisco won Trinidad's Calypso King crown and its Road March eight times each, beginning with 'Jean and Dinah' in 1956, and performed into his eighties.
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