NAPA Fest: Celebrating our Calypso Monarchs 1939 - 1980
presented by the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism
Get well soon, Birdie
For as long as most of us can remember, the Mighty Sparrow has been an integral part of the social and political fabric of Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout his five and a half decades as a much-heralded entertainer, Sparrow has won the acclaim and respect of adoring fans throughout the world, but more particularly in the Caribbean and in the West Indian diasporas.
Sparrow to get medical results today
The Mighty Sparrow is today expected to receive the results for medical tests he did in New York right before coming to Trinidad for two shows at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port of Spain at the weekend.
Friend: Sparrow insisted on performing
The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) made a supreme effort to be on his feet when he performed “Congoman” at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) on Sunday night.
Ailing Sparrow still ‘mighty’
ALTHOUGH ailing, Calypso King of the World Slinger Francisco (Mighty Sparrow) was declared “still mighty” by many patrons attending the Sunday show at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) where the veteran calypsonian was among a cast of performers.
Eyes on the sparrow
It was a sight to make big men cry and some did—seeing a sick Sparrow singing sitting, Saturday, on the NAPA stage capable, it seemed, of less, well, flight than a caged bird. It was not that Sparrow, at 75, was expected to cavort like when he was 25 (even James Brown had to slow down) but that he was not even able to stand was something, disturbingly, else again.
Sparrow has mystery illness
Calypso icon Slinger Francisco, popularly known as Sparrow, says he might be suffering from vertigo. Once more, Francisco’s mortality has been the subject of discussion; especially after his not-so-perfect performance at the NAPA Fest, Port-of-Spain, on Sunday night.
Two mothers mourn
“My son was a good son, dedicated to policing. I never thought he would have been killed. When he was alive, he never thought it would have happened to him,” is how Rosemary John remembered her murdered son, PC Elton Erickson John.
Tears flow at NAPA as stricken Sparrow sings
The audience at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port of Spain was shocked on Saturday night, as they watched the Calypso King of the World, the Mighty Sparrow, sit throughout his entire performance during NAPA Fest.
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