Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Kenyatta performs his original song “A Place for Us” with Joyce DiDonato live at Sing Sing prison in 2015.
“Before incarceration, we often think of home as a place where you go. However, here, home is not necessarily a specific place, but it means anywhere but here. All the sudden, home is a whole entire world, except this.” —Kenyatta on “A Place for Us”
Watch more videos on the “Inner Transformation” playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6on-dqI0232yBJIUqLEMydmqKDSw25zV
In 2026, Carnegie Hall celebrates the 15th anniversary of Musical Connections by releasing Sing Sing Voices, a series of three video playlists that feature original music created by men incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum‑security prison in New York. Shared publicly for the first time, the project includes nearly 50 songs written and performed during the longstanding residency in collaboration with Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Highlighting the creativity and humanity fostered through music, Grammy Award winners Common, Joyce DiDonato, and Arturo O’Farrill each introduce a playlist.
Learn more about Sing Sing Voices: carnegiehall.org/SingSingVoices
Performers:
Kenyatta, Vocals
Joyce DiDonato, Vocals
Bob Lanzetti, Guitar
Matt Aronoff, Bass
Bryan Wagorn, Piano
James Shipp, Vibraphone
Rogério Boccato, Percussion
Decoda:
John Marcus, Violin
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Meena Bhasin, Viola
Claire Bryant, Cello
Musical Connections is a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
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Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
Learn more at https://carnegiehall.org.
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Kenyatta performs his original song “A Place for Us” with Joyce DiDonato live at Sing Sing prison in 2015.
“Before incarceration, we often think of home as a place where you go. However, here, home is not necessarily a specific place, but it means anywhere but here. All the sudden, home is a whole entire world, except this.” —Kenyatta on “A Place for Us”
Watch more videos on the “Inner Transformation” playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6on-dqI0232yBJIUqLEMydmqKDSw25zV
In 2026, Carnegie Hall celebrates the 15th anniversary of Musical Connections by releasing Sing Sing Voices, a series of three video playlists that feature original music created by men incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum‑security prison in New York. Shared publicly for the first time, the project includes nearly 50 songs written and performed during the longstanding residency in collaboration with Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Highlighting the creativity and humanity fostered through music, Grammy Award winners Common, Joyce DiDonato, and Arturo O’Farrill each introduce a playlist.
Learn more about Sing Sing Voices: carnegiehall.org/SingSingVoices
Performers:
Kenyatta, Vocals
Joyce DiDonato, Vocals
Bob Lanzetti, Guitar
Matt Aronoff, Bass
Bryan Wagorn, Piano
James Shipp, Vibraphone
Rogério Boccato, Percussion
Decoda:
John Marcus, Violin
Siwoo Kim, Violin
Meena Bhasin, Viola
Claire Bryant, Cello
Musical Connections is a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
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Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
Learn more at https://carnegiehall.org.
facebook.com/CarnegieHall
twitter.com/CarnegieHall
instagram.com/CarnegieHall
