Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91

<p>Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York</p><p>Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91.</p><p>Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song Jean and Dinah, died peacefully surrounded by his family in New York on Sunday, his family said in a statement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/28/mighty-sparrow-the-trinidad-and-tobago-singer-known-as-the-calypso-king-of-the-world-dies-aged-91">Continue reading...</a>