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Even though Zanzibar is known as the Spice Island, the Spice Girls were not its most famous offspring.

The greatest man, at least for my generation, was Farrokh Bulsara, the son of Parsi Indian parents. He used to live in this house, or maybe not as there is more than one claimant to associative prestige. The Zanzibar Revolution in 1964 encouraged the family to flee to Middlesex, where he continued to live until dying of complications due to aids.

Bend the knee respectively for I speak of Royalty; the Queen, and in particular Freddy Mercury.

Another famous building is the Majestic Theater; apparently the first flick shack in Africa. Again, the story is a little light on details: some say the original burnt down and this is a replica, or maybe just a new building. At any rate, it is now reduced to replaying football matches on a projection TV.

BTW Zanzibar is also renowned for the Doors, more of that later.Read more