Only two road shows are remaining before the grand finale of Primus GumaGuma Super Star (PGGSS) season 6 comes by and the contestants are upping their game with the hope of winning over the judges and fans alike.

On Saturday, all the ten contestants headed to Huye District for the fifth road show which took place at the Huye Stadium.

Once again, the annual music contest attracted thousands of revellers who were definitely not disappointed by ther local stars who put up spirited performances.

The MC’s, Anita Pendo and Buryohe, kicked off the afternoon with state gimmicks which got the anxious crowd in the mood.

Gaby Umutare was the first performer and he didn’t disappoint the music lovers as he performed Ayo Bavuga, Ntunkangure and Mesa Kamwe, again proving his vocal strength.

The debutant welcomed fellow first timer Danny Vumbi who also got the crowd ecstatic with renditions of Ni Danger, Baragowe and N’uwacu. As the competition grows, Danny Vumbi is seemingly becoming more comfortable of the big stage.

On came Gakondo singer Jules Sentore who sang Kora Akazi and Udatsikira before he engaged the crowd on the ‘Liberation’ and its importance.

The singer then sampled the legendary Gakondo song Mwiriwe Neza before he concluded his performance with Ngera.

If the crowd was lukewarm up till that point, then Bruce Melody changed everything when he came on stage as the RnB singer got everyone in dancing mood. As he has done since PGGSS 6 began, the Ndakwanga singer engaged the crowd throughout his performance, cementing his position as a top contender.

He performed Ndakwanga, followed by Umutwe and concluded with Ndumiwe, which got people jumping and singing along.

He was followed by rapper Danny Nanone whose introduction sent the crowd into a pandemonium. He performed Imbere n’inyuma, Ikirori and Njye Ndarapa which got Huye residents cheering.

At this point, Nanone and Bruce Melody were neck to neck on the performance of the day.

The rapper was followed by newcomers TBB who performed Biramvuna, Mbwiza Ukuri and Vuza Ingoma.

They were followed by Christopher Muneza who also didn’t find it hard to win over the crowd as he performed his popular songs Abasitari, Agatima and Ndakabya, which equally got music lovers delighted. 

Female rapper Young Grace came on next and did her bit as she tried to sway the crowd in her favour. She performed Super Fly, Ataha he, and Sweet Poupou before she relinquished the stage for the only other female competitor Allioni. 

With the support of her dancers, Allioni performed Nu wanjye, Pole pole and Impinduka before she handed over the microphone to homeboys Urban Boys. 

The trio of Nizo Kaboss, Safi Madiba and Humble Jizzo has strong roots in Huye town and took time to recall songs that they started out with, including Tubanenge and Ikicaro before they performed Barahurura, Tayari and Till I Die. 

To end the show, all artistes came together to perform the Primus theme song Uburyohe crowning a good evening for Huye residents. The next road show will take place in Musanze on July 16 while the last one will take place in Rubavu on July 30.

The grand finale is due on August 13 in Kigali.

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