Mighty Sparrow: King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival

Mighty Sparrow: King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival

Artist:

Mighty Sparrow

Label:

Cook Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

093071092029

Genre:

International

Sub Genre:

Caribbean

Release Date:

2012-05-30

Number of Discs:

1

Calypso King Mighty Sparrow (nee Slinger Francisco) is known for provocative and often bawdy lyrics, at one point describing rival Lord Melody's face as "ugly... like a crocodile." Beyond this professional rivalry, Sparrow jokes about politics ("I am very sorry for the poor little puppy in the Russian Satellite [Sputnik]") and women ("darling, you are the one I love, you are my turtle dove"). Three songs from this recording were reissued in 2000 on Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection (SFW40453): "Teresa," "Reply to Melody" and "Paye."

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