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

Slinger Francisco, the legendary Grenadian-Trinidadian calypso artist widely known as 'The Mighty Sparrow' and dubbed the 'Calypso King of the World,' has died at the age of 91. His family announced that he passed away on Sunday in New York following a brief period of illness.

Regarded as one of the most emblematic voices in calypso music, Francisco secured his major breakthrough in the genre and became a defining cultural figure for Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean, leaving a lasting legacy on the art form.