Mastering Eight Calypso Monarch Titles: A Complete Guide

Learn the secrets of becoming a calypso monarch with this complete guide. Sparrowmania features all of the legendary calypsonian's title songs from 1956 to 1992. Perfect for anyone looking to master the art of calypso!
Sparrowmania is a compilation of all his calypso monarch title songs from 1956 - 1992
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Sparrow recognized the advantages of using New York as a base for recording and international touring, and by the mid-1960s moved his operation and family to Jamaica, Queens. He became a fixture in Brooklyn’s Labor Day Carnival, regularly appearing at the big Dimanche Gras show at the Brooklyn Museum. He wrote a number of calypsos about life in New York, bookended by his 1969 classic "Mas in Brooklyn" and his provocative 1991 "Crown Heights Justice."
SONGS
1956: Yankees Gone / Flying Dutchman
1960: Mae Mae / Ten to One is murder
1962: Federation / Sparrow Come back Home
1963: Dan is The Man / Kennedy
1972: Drunk & Disorderly / Rope
1973: School Days / Same Time Same Place
1974: We Pass That Stage / Ms Mary
1992: Both Of Them / Survival
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I fail to see people making these songs anymore. This man is just a master at his thing. May his name reign forever

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My Dear Doctor you gave African humanity hardship an attentive case study .You was roasted and tried in a contentious oven .The elder calypsoian that you meet did an excellent job to help you polished such brilliant gifts that the creator gave you we all love you and say you from the depth of our heart .FROM MICHAEL BRUCE T&T

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I’ve been in love with Sparrow since I was 8 years old. My father had the Pink Gin album. That was 1956 or 7. Got to meet him at 19 when he came to LA the again at 33 when I went to Trinidad for carnival and to meet family Still love me some Mighty Sparrow ❤ I call him Trini boyfriend

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