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Saint Lucia is mourning the loss of pioneering calypsonian Pancruce McGriffin Theodore, better known as the Mighty Terra, whose influence helped shape the island's modern calypso movement. He died on Sunday after a period of illness.In a tribute, the Monsignor Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre (FRC) described him as one of the country's great pioneering calypsonians whose contribution helped shape the development of the art form in Saint Lucia.