Three-hour medley hailed the ‘Mighty’ calypso king

According to Caribbean Life, Seven days after the passing of Slinger Francisco, aka the king of calypso, diplomats, politicians, religious figures, colleagues, and family members doled out accolades extolling his contribution. The week’s worth timeframe barely enabled enough space to contain salutations from dignitaries gathered inside a Queens Seventh Day Adventist church. Lavished on the immigrant whose music impacted communities throughout the world, Francisco was regaled and commended during a three-hour memorial ceremony. Speaker after speaker exhorted platitudes to the man referred to as “Birdie,” “doctor,” Chief Omowale of Ikoyi” “the Mighty Sparrow,” “Trinbagonian,” “Grenadian,” “father, uncle, and other associations relative to family ties. An individual described the Caribbean creator as a “social commentator.” Another called his compositions “transformative.” But most repetitive were statements confirming