Rapper Azagaia rekindled hope for a better society. A letter to Azagaia
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2024-03-08
Authors
Rantala, Janne
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IESE - Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos
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Mozambican rapper Azagaia (6 May 1984 – 9 March 2023) died in March at his home in greater Maputo. Only 38 years old, and especially loved by the younger generati ons, Azagaia was the country's most famous rapper, listened to in all of Portugal's former colonies, especially in Africa, but also in Portugal, Brazil, and other parts of the world. He was an outspoken critic of corruption, war, and the legacies of colonialism. Janne Rantala, an anthropologist who has studied Mozambican Hip Hop since 2010, directs the following words of remembrance directly to Azagaia.
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Azagaia , Mozambican Hip Hop , Mozambique , Rap
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Rantala, J. (2024) 'Rapper Azagaia rekindled hope for a better society. A letter to Azagaia', Idéias, 156E (2pp). Available at: https://www.iese.ac.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ideias-156E-JR.pdf (Accessed: 25 July 2024).