Stone Town, Zanzibar (CNN) — Down a small, narrow alley in the historic Stone Town neighborhood of Zanzibar, an old building beckons to visitors. The flamboyant frontman of British rock band Queen , Mercury was born in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania. Zanzibari businessman Javed Jafferji is co-owner of the Freddie Mercury Museum . Freddie Mercury Museum ZanzibarMercury spent most of his childhood in Zanzibar, and attended boarding school in India. "We really want to create awareness of Freddie Mercury in Zanzibar and in Tanzania overall," says Anam Adnan, general manager of the museum.

Source: CNN June 10, 2020 01:07 UTC