Trinidadian singer and songwriter hailed as a living legend and the greatest calypsonian of all timeThe singer and songwriter Mighty Sparrow, who has died aged 91, was quite simply the greatest calypsonian there has ever been. For at least five decades he was a monumental figure on the Caribbean music scene, while also capturing the hearts and minds of millions of fans around the world with self-penned songs that were the quintessential calypso mix of political commentary, humour, sexual innuendo and melody.Loved and feted by Trinidadians more than any other public figure in the island’s histo

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