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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Doctor bird
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Grenada
- Active from
- 1935
calypsosoca
Discography
- Calypso Carnival1958
- Calypsoes1959
- Sparrow in Hi-Fi1959
- This is Sparrow1959
- Calypso Bacanal1960
- Sparrow the Conqueror1961
- Sparrow Come Back1962
- The Slave1963
- The Calypso Genius Vol. 11966
- Spicy Sparrow1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34,865
- Total plays
- 297,529
Tags
calypsosocacaribbeantrinidadgrenada
Slinger Francisco, better known as The Mighty Sparrow, affectionately dubbed, The Birdie is the unrivaled Calypso King of the World, with a career that spans over 40 years and counting. This artist par excellence has earned his rightful place as "King of the Calypso World" by defeating every other competitor/pretender to his throne. He has entertained audiences across the globe, including, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, to name but a few. <a href="https://www.last.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francisco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grenada
- Place of birth
- Grenada
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- calypso
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Official website
- www.mightysparrow.com
- Image
- Mighty Sparrow 2015 (profile).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1935-07-09
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- Commons category
- Mighty Sparrow
- pseudonym
- Mighty Sparrow
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