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capacity crowd that thronged the venue which proved to be too small.
The non-stop musical gala started on Saturday evening and ended yesterday afternoon after an array of local musicians played different genres.
Media, Information and Publicity Minister Webster Shamu took to the stage for a surprise piece in collaboration with Amos Mahendere.
This year’s gala followed the successful completion of the 12th Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference held at the ZITF Grounds.
The people came in their numbers and the 3 000 capacity stadium was filled to capacity.
Thousands of people were still making their way into the stadium way before midnight as they celebrated the Unity Accord between the liberation parties Zanu-PF and PF-Zapu signed on December 22 in 1987.
This year’s gala brought Zimbabwe’s crème de la crème from all music genres.
The City of Kings and Queens saw performances from top musicians such as Pastor and Amai Charamba, Kireni Zulu, Mahendere Brothers, Andy Brown and some urban groovers.
Amos Mahendere, as energetic as ever, set the tone for an exuberant performance that inspired all other musicians that later took to the stage.
He was ably supported by Jonathan Mungazi who made a surprise return to the entertainment business after going underground for a long time.
Kireni Zulu has always proved to be versatile and brewed a shocker with the Marabhi Sisters proving to be a darling of the crowd.
Organisers allowed him to play only one song, but he left the crowd asking for more.
Andy Brown, featuring his long time friend Potato, also took people to the good old days with songs such as Mapurisa.
Quite a number of musicians played overnight and left the stage for their counterparts who took over until yesterday afternoon.
Those who played yesterday include Nicholas Zakaria, Alick Macheso, Jah Prayza, Gift Amuli, the Dembo Brothers, Pengaudzoke, Taruvinga “Sugar Sugar” Manjokota, Freddy Manjalima, and Leonard Zhakata to mention a few.
Online Reporter