What language did Freddie Mercury sing in Mustapha?

Along with English, Mercury also spoke Arabic, some words in plain gibberish. But it's convincing. read more

At first, I thought he was singing in Arabic--what with the references to Allah and "salaam alekum." But my husband (who has studied some Arabic) tells me that he's not. read more

"Mustapha" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and recorded by British rock band Queen. It is the first track of their 1978 album Jazz, categorized as "an up-tempo Arabic rocker" by Circus Magazine. read more

Actually Freddie was a Parsi so naturally he spoke Parsi style Gujerati. Along with English. That is what Parsis speak. We do not really know our original language which is the Avestan language as that is a completely lost language. He would have learnt some Hindi in school, and picked up Arabic or the local language in Zanzibar. read more