"He was an institution in the entertainment industry, well admired for his skill and finesse as a singer, songwriter and ...

Slinger Francisco has died at age 91. He was one of Port of Spain, Trinidad’s most symbolic voices and an icon in the calypso ...

Slinger Francisco, born in Grenada and known as the Mighty Sparrow, died at 91 in New York after a brief illness, his family ...

Slinger Francisco, the Trinidadian singer who spent more than six decades bringing calypso to audiences worldwide as the Mighty Sparrow, has died.

Mighty Sparrow, the celebrated calypso performer born Slinger Francisco, died at age 91 following a brief illness.

The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter became one of calypso’s most influential figures through his music, satire and ...

Calypso music has lost one of its most emblematic voices with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the ...

What does it mean to be King in a country of reverence sometimes to nothing and other times to everything? It means you dare ...

His catalog of official recordings spans seven decades.

“Music was my refuge,” the renowned author and poet Maya Angelou once said. “I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” While her powerful speaking voice was ...