*There is now a school in Minneapolis with a music room named after His Royal Badness.
The In a Perfect World Foundation, founded by Prince’s ex-wife Manuela Testolini, joined forces with Prince’s close friend and former collaborator Andre Cymone to create the Prince Music Room for Anwatin Middle School in the artist’s hometown of Minneapolis.
The room is stocked with keyboards, guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments and acoustics to help students explore music.
Several musicians and technicians came together to create the room. Testolini said they wanted to make sure Prince’s work in the community continued after his death.
“He wanted to impact the community and he did for so long. We don’t want there to be a hole in that space,” Testolini said. “The impact has to continue and he was an activist, he was a revolutionary, he was a philanthropist. We want to make sure that is elevated and kept at the front.”
Cymone, who grew up near the middle school, led the school’s music students in a jam session.
Cymone said he believes Prince would’ve appreciated their efforts.
“It’s great to go play his music and to do all of that and that’s wonderful and it’s a beautiful thing for his musical legacy, but I think the extension to that is to give back to kids,” Cymone said.
View more video from the unveiling below:
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