THOUSANDS of music lovers and athletes turned up for the Victoria Falls Econet Marathon musical after-party concert held at Baobab Primary School grounds on Sunday evening.
Dubbed the “Buddie Beatz Victory Show”, the after-party took place on Sunday evening and lasted until after 3am when Winky D, the final act, left the stage.
Admission was free. The mood was set at midday as Zumba dance coaches led runners and fans in various dance moves. When Winky D announced he was playing his last song around 3am, there were no incidents of revolt from the seemingly satisfied crowd, who began to leave after an almost all-night dance.
Sunday was unusually cold, with morning temperatures dropping to 11 degrees Celsius. Although the day was warm, temperatures dropped again after midnight, but the music lovers were undeterred as they packed the school grounds.

The lack of entertainment in Victoria Falls was evident as locals turned up in large numbers to join the runners who had taken part in the 42,2km; 21,1km and fun run races earlier. The event had 5 190 registered athletes.
The line-up included locals Ray “Maffia King” Karipache, Tawanda Cephas Junior Matema (DJ CJ) and Daniel “Danman Croc” Ngwenya. The show started just after 6pm with DJs playing music. Nutty O, Feli Nandi and Tocky Vibes then took to the stage followed by Jah Prayzah just before midnight. He played a mix of his old and new songs.

Commenting on the event, one reveller identified as Mercy said she enjoyed every bit.
“It’s a rare moment to have Jah Prayzah and Winky D sharing the stage. We enjoyed and wish such events could happen again.”
After the show, hundreds of locals could be seen trekking home, with taxi operators running several trips to the high-density suburbs and various hotels.
Organisers of the marathon, Econet Zimbabwe thanked people for supporting the event and vowed to continue rolling out various corporate social responsibility initiatives across different sectors.