Articles Tagged “Mighty Sparrow”
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UPCOMING: T-Pain confirmed for TEMPO Turns 7 with Kerwin DuBois, Gramps, Sparrow + more…
Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer T-Pain will headline TEMPO Networks’ seventh anniversary week long celebrations in St. Maarten. The glittering celebrations which will feature musical stars from the region and the United States get underway in the Dutch Caribbean on November 25, 2012. Organizers announced T-Pain, who is one of today’s most recognizable [...]
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Day 4 – Eddy Grant
Since “Black Skin, Blue Eyed Boys” through “Living on the Frontline”, Eddy Grant has been recognized as a vociferous promoter, through socio-political commentary, of the culture and achievements of contemporary black people. Eddy’s meticulous method of recording is to a great degree responsible for his reputation – he has played every single instrument, sung every [...]
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THROWBACK VIDEO: THE Mighty Sparrow – “Only A Fool”
You make all know who the King of Pop is, but do you know who is the King of Calypso? Check this legendary throwback video of the The Mighty Sparrow’s 1965 song “Only A Fool.”
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2011 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CONCERT SERIES
The Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series is celebrating its spectacular 29th season with a star-studded line-up of gospel, classic soul, contemporary, Caribbean and R&B artists. The free concerts are Monday nights at Wingate Field, entrances on Brooklyn Avenue (Rutland Road and Winthrop Street). Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, will host the Concert Series which [...]
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Calypso star The Mighty Sparrow’s builds his nest in Jamaica (Queens)
The Mighty Sparrow was born Slinger Francisco on July 9, 1935, in Grand Roy, Grenada, West Indies. “Sparrow” is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist known as the “Calypso King of the World”. He has won Trinidad’s Carnival Road March competition eight times and has been named “Calypso Monarch” eleven times. Sparrow was born in [...]
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