Today (Martin Luther King Day) finally saw the long over due opening of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM ) in Nashville. What might have been a star studded gala night was reduced to an official ribbon cutting and presentation of a $1million donation from Amazon . It opens to the public next week.
The NMAAM (commonly pronounced Nyaam) is a visual and aural celebration of the history and achievement of Black American music. Visitors begin their journey in the Roo