Mighty Sparrow

Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born 9 July 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, was a Grenadian born, Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. He passed away in New York on Sunday September 27th, 2026. Known as the "Calypso King of the World", he was one of the best-known and most successful calypsonians. He had won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition eight times, Calypso King/Monarch eight times, and has twice won the Calypso King of Kings title.