Slinger Francisco ORTT CM OBE (born July 9, 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. Known...
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"Base (The)" (1958), Mighty Sparrow "Brown Skin Gal" - "Brown Skin Girl" (1933), King Radio "Chaguaramas Issue (The)" (1959), Mighty Cypher "Dock Site Baby"...
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Islands carnival as part of a Trinidadian package along with Mighty Sparrow and Lord Cristo. Mighty Dougla died in the late 1970s. Reddock, Rhoda (1999-04-01)...
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album 1977 Mighty Sparrow with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires (1966 recording re-issued in the Netherlands; 27 weeks on charts) 1978 Mighty Sparrow (U.K.) (new...
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the authoritarian colonial culture which existed at the time. In 1956 Mighty Sparrow won Trinida's Music contest. Calypso, especially a toned-down, commercial...
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calypsonians, Mighty Sparrow and Chalkdust, have won the title eight and nine times respectively, the first in 1956, and the last in 1992 for Sparrow, and Chalkdust's...
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as the No. 3 Punk Album of 2010. All songs written by Ted Leo. "The Mighty Sparrow" - 2:37 "Mourning in America" - 2:59 "Ativan Eyes" - 4:22 "Even Heroes...
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Merrymen Mighty Bomber Mighty Cypher Mighty Destroyer Mighty Dougla The Mighty Duke Mighty Gabby Mighty Panther Mighty Shadow Mighty Sparrow Mighty Spoiler...
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calypsonian Mighty Sparrow that became an international hit in 1956. It was also his first of eight roadmarches. This calypso, Sparrow's first hit, commented...
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childhood or community-based "nick-names", including some such as the Mighty Sparrow, Short Shirt of Antigua and Ras Irie of Barbados. Lord Melody, for example...
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established himself. In 1970 he performed as part of the chorus in Mighty Sparrow's 'Young Brigade' calypso tent, and by the following year he had begun...
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the 1950s from native artists such as Lord Melody, Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow. The art form was most popularised at that time by Harry Belafonte....
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States, Gilberto Gil from Brazil, Bembeya Jazz National from Guinea, Mighty Sparrow from Trinidad and Tobago, Les Ballets Africains, South African artist...
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tour". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014. Mighty Sparrow. "Track listing of the Mighty Sparrow album featuring "Sir Garfield Sobers"". Amazon.co...
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of The Crown. The intrusion also inspired Trinidadian calypso singer Mighty Sparrow to write his ironic song "Phillip My Dear", very loosely based on the...
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Lord Melody Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz Maximus Dan Mighty Shadow Mighty Sparrow Mighty Spoiler Nicki Minaj Phase II Pan Groove Ras Shorty I Rikki...
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a very well known calypsonian in many occasions by the name of the 'Mighty Sparrow' (Slinger Francisco). Despite many people's misconceptions, Rose was...
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Retrieved March 14, 2020. Goldman, Vivien (November 16, 2018). "Interview | Mighty Sparrow: the king of calypso on freedom, Windrush and oral sex". The Guardian...
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both to Chango and to Santa Barbara. Shango is a large theme in the Mighty Sparrow song "Congo Man". Caliban invokes Shango in Aimé Césaire's play Une...
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Discover America (1972). In particular, it contains several songs by Mighty Sparrow and Lord Kitchener, as well as a diverse selection of past and present...
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America and on records he produced for the Esso Trinidad Steel Band and Mighty Sparrow. At the same time, he managed the audio/visual department of Warner...
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character from Goodnight Sweetheart Jack Sparrow, character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series Mighty Sparrow (born Slinger Francisco 1935), West...
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"Bebop Calypso". In 1962, he returned to Trinidad, where he and the Mighty Sparrow proceeded to dominate the calypso competitions of the 1960s and 1970s...
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Kitchener (Alwyn Roberts) Lord Melody Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) Mighty Spoiler Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) - rapper...
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Trinidadian calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist better known as Mighty Sparrow Slingers (Marvel Comics), a fictional group of superheroes in the Marvel...
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David Emmanuel, one of the best-selling reggae performers ever, and Mighty Sparrow, a calypsonian. The island is also known for jazz, most notably including...
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Super Blue with ten wins, Machel Montano also with ten wins and the Mighty Sparrow with eight wins. In the mid-1970s, a woman officially broke through...
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Wanna Be Your Dog" – Uncle Tupelo (1992) "Russian Satellite" – The Mighty Sparrow (1958) "I'm Walking The Dog" – Webb Pierce (1955) "Lassie" - Theme from...
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Chalkdust (redirect from Mighty Chalkdust)
"Ah Doh Rhyme"); lastly in 2009 (Doh Touch My Heart). Before only the Mighty Sparrow had more wins in that competition, until 2009 when Chalkdust also achieved...
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Michelle Antoine, neuroscientist Michelle Borel Mighty Panther Mighty Shadow Mighty Sparrow Mighty Spoiler Mighty Terror Mike Bibby Naomi Chin Wing, fashion...
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