The Mighty Sparrow performs at the Harbourfront Center in Toronto in 2006. (Wikipedia/John Leeson) By MARGALIT FOX The Mighty Sparrow, known for more than 60 years as the king of calypso, who almost single-handedly gave the music of his Trinidadian homeland an electrifying international appeal, died Sunday in New York City. He was 91. The death, at a hospital, was announced by his daughter Karen Francisco. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, Sparrow — his given name was Slinger Francisco —…
