There are hundreds of LEGO sets out there, but any LEGO fan – even a dedicated one – will build a miniscule fraction of them. Display space is one reason. Price is another. And for the amount of money ...

Just when local restaurant news needed a win, Calypso Cafe reopened its Charlotte location, battling back from the brink of extinction. The Caribbean diner was once a local empire with spots in ...

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Soca News is inviting UK-based soca and calypso artists to help develop a new initiative designed to support the genres’ growth and create more opportunities for artists across the country. The ...

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The Mighty Sparrow, calypso singer Slinger Francisco, died Sunday at age 91. His fans included late Gen. Colin Powell and Bob Dylan. “King of Calypso” Slinger Francisco, also known as the Mighty ...

Slinger Francisco known as the 'Mighty Sparrow' performing at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in 2006. – Photo: John Leeson World-renowned calypsonian, singer-songwriter and guitarist Slinger Francisco, ...

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A calypso legend has died. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DAN IS THE MAN (IN THE VAN)") MIGHTY SPARROW: (Singing) According to the education you get... PFEIFFER: The Mighty Sparrow, whose given name was Slinger ...

His catalog of official recordings spans seven decades. By Kyle Denis The Caribbean gained another ancestor over the weekend. On Sunday (Sept. 27), the family of Slinger Francisco, known to the world ...

Mighty Sparrow, the undisputed king of calypso music who singlehandedly elevated one of the most intensely flavored genres of the Caribbean into an unprecedented level of artistry and global ...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Calypso music lost one of its most emblematic voices Sunday with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “Calypso ...