The range of styles was very vast, from Indian music to Folk music, to English music. She recalls playing lots of different music around the house, which Freddie enjoyed. His father, Bomi Bulsara (1908–2003), worked for the government, a civil servant and his mother, Jer Bulsara (1922–2016), would raise him at home. The architecture of Stone Town is fascinating, and it is still a city with a thriving tourist business.įreddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) was born in Stone Town in Zanzibar on September 05, 1946, with supernaturally large front teeth, Mercury had developed musicality from an early age. Lots of tourists from East Africa came to Stone Town to experience the mix of Arabic, Persian, Indian, and European cultures. The place he was born, Stone Town in Zanzibar, was a famous historical and artistic attraction. A Thunderclap of a Lifestyle (Crazy Freddie Stories)įreddie Mercury’s life fell into an odd mix of cultures from an early age.Queen II Tour and International Breakthrough.
