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5 unusual facts about Mighty Sparrow


Blue Riddim Band

The original motion picture soundtrack also included work by Jimmy Cliff, Elvis Costello, and the Mighty Sparrow.

Chalkdust

Before only the Mighty Sparrow had more wins in that competition, until 2009 when Chalkdust also achieved eight wins in the Calypso Monarch.

Clang of the Yankee Reaper

In particular, it contains several songs by The Mighty Sparrow, and Lord Kitchener, as well as a diverse selection of past and present music in the tradition of the Americas.

Labor Day Carnival

Many Calypso and Soca songs from Trinidad make reference to the Labor Day Carnival, including "Gunplay on the Eastern Parkway" by Calypso Rose, "Melee (on the Eastern Parkway)" by Maestro, and "Labor Day in Brooklyn" by the Mighty Sparrow.

Mighty Cypher

After finishing as runner-up in 1956 (to Mighty Sparrow), Mighty Cypher won the 1967 Calypso King title with the songs "Last Elections" and "If the Priest Could Play".



see also

Clifton Anderson

The early 1980s found Clifton working with a “who’s who” of diverse musical giants: from Frank Foster, McCoy Tyner, Clifford Jordan, Stevie Wonder, Dizzy Gillespie, Merv Griffin and The Mighty Sparrow to Lester Bowie, Paul Simon, Muhal Richard Abrams, T. S. Monk and Dionne Warwick among others.