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Mighty Sparrow, Calypso King of the World The Mighty Sparrows impact in the calypso arena cries out to be Is this Nat King Cole of calypso indeed the greatest calypsonian of all time? Does he truly possess too-inflated an ego regarding his artistic abilities as others infer? How much fact is there to the rumors that he has long been a victim of venomous resentment from some fellow calypsonians? If so, is it because of the perception of his ego or his undoubted top position in the calypso arena for so many years? Read about the Mighty Sparrows rise from a youth to King and the many influences and friendly rivalries he met along his journey, such Lord Kitchener, the Mighty Duke, the Mighty Spoiler, Calypso Rose, Red Plastic Bag, Mighty Dougla, and other fine calypsonians. In this endeavor, which contains well-researched accounts of Sparrows influence, as well as anecdotes drawn from the authors memory, Kwamdela deftly captures the way in which Sparrow and his contemporaries entertained, educated and enthralled audiences in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean as a whole, and the African diaspora, including African American musicians who mirrored these artist with their watered-down cal

Author

Odimumba Kwamdela

Publisher

Kibo Books, LLC

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780941266321

Subjects

Music, Arts