Grenada-born Dt Slinger Francisco, 79, better known as the Mighty Sparrow has been conferred with Order of the British Empire.
The award was announced in Queen Elizabeth II birthday honours list. The citation said that the award was for services to culture.
While born in Grenada, arguably the most popular calypsonian from the Caribbean, Sparrow has spent most of his life in Trinidad and Tobago. Important periods of his career development were also spent in Guyana.
Sparrow, of Jean and Dinah fame has had bouts of ill health in recent years.
