Calypso King of the World, Slinger Francisco, The Mighty Sparrow turned 90 years old today. Sparrow, who has long retired, wrote over 500 calypsos and produce over 70 albums. Guardian Media's Deputy Managing Editor, Sampson Nanton takes a look back at the career of one of Trinidad and Tobago and the region's most known cultural icons. | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago

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The Mighty Sparrow, the undisputed Calypso King of the World, was baptised on Saturday at Far Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. According to the Searchlight newspaper in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sparrow, 87, whose real name is Slinger Francisco, was “taken into the water of Holy Baptism by Vincentian Seventh Day Adventist Pastor Claudius Morgan.” Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/caribbean/20220904/calypso-icon-mighty-sparrow-baptised-new-york #GLNREnt | Jamaica Gleaner