The death of rapper Azagaia has moved the world and Mozambicans in particular. The reactions on the various social platforms came from all corners of the world.

In Maputo, a march is scheduled for the 18th of this month to pay homage to the rapper Azagaia, considered to be one of the best rappers in social intervention music in Lusophony. The same scenario will take place in all the country's provinces.

Mozambicans will march in honor of AzagaiaThe vigil was organized by Quitéria Guirrengane, one of the activists who organized yesterday's vigil, from the statue of Eduardo Mondlane in the city center to Independence Square, in a "peaceful" way and "within what the Constitution allows".

The aim is to march to Independence Square, because "independence is freedom" and, he said, they want to "liberate this people".

"That's the message we're going to pass on, of the people who are going to take power," he added, alluding to one of Azagaia's best-known intervention themes.

"People in power, that's what democracy is," said Manuel de Araújo, mayor of Quelimane. Araújo described Azagaia as his "hero", "the prototype of the young man" which "I would have liked to have been," he said, also quoted by Lusa.

Last night around 400 people, mostly young people, gathered in Maputo for a vigil for rapper and activist Azagaia.

Azagaia, the stage name of Edson da Luz, died on Thursday at the age of 38 at his home.

He became famous for his open criticism of Mozambique's governance and for voicing the criticisms of the population in a country where the bulk of the population lives in extreme poverty.

He was a hero of our generation," said Quitéria Guirrengane, one of the leaders who spoke slogans during the vigil, which was organized by young people without representing any organizations.

"The people in power" was one of the refrains most often sung in the Maputo pavilion that hosted the vigil, punctuated by candles lit in memory of the author of the lyrics most critical of power in Mozambique.

Azagaia called on us to 'kidnap' the President [another of the rapper's songs] in order to ensure that those in political power represent the aspirations of an entire "generation"," Quitéria told Lusa.

For the activist, the rapper taught Mozambique "to question the lie of the truth" - in reference to the title of another of his famous songs - and it is up to young people to "safeguard that he lives in their hearts".