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CULTUREPhiladelphia Inquirer·2h ago

Calypso icon Slinger Francisco, dubbed 'The Mighty Sparrow,' dies at 91, his family says

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Slinger Francisco, the legendary calypso musician known as 'The Mighty Sparrow,' has died at age 91.

Calypso music has lost one of its most emblematic voices with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “Calypso King of the World.”

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