Freddie Mercury House. Photo: Nyakeh Tuchscherer
Freddie Mercury was born in Stone Town here in Zanzibar. People are often surprised to learn that fact. After Kiswahili class today I dropped by the spot to have a look. The site is now the Tembo House Hotel.
Freddie Mercury as an infant with Swahili nurse. Photo: Kashmira Bulsara Cooke
“Freddie Mercury” was the name he adopted later. He was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. His parents were Parsi immigrants from India who practiced the Zoroastrian religion.
Mercury died in 1991, only 45 years old. Who was his nurse in the photo? If she was twenty years old in 1946 in that photos, she’d be 93 today … I’d like to know her story.
From the same spot where I snapped the front of Mercury’s house, here is the street scene in a different direction
Street scene at Freddie Mercury House. Photo: Nyakeh Tuchscherer
Here are some other shots of Freddie Mercury’s house for those who can’t make the pilgrimage to Zanzibar.
Freddie Mercury House. Photo: Nyakeh Tuchscherer
Freddie Mercury House. Photo: Nyakeh Tuchscherer