Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Lingo performs his original song “What We Have” live at Sing Sing prison in 2023. This performance took place in the Visitor’s Room with an audience of family members.
“As an artist, you have that ability to write a song that’s inspired from outside of you. And you’re more like an objective observer, and you’re watching life happen, and you write about it.” —Lingo on “What We Have”
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:
Lingo, Vocals
Jean Rohe, Vocals
Michael Valeanu, Guitar
Willerm Delisfort, Piano
Leo Traversa, Bass
Kyle Ronneburg, Drums
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
Lingo performs his original song “What We Have” live at Sing Sing prison in 2023. This performance took place in the Visitor’s Room with an audience of family members.
“As an artist, you have that ability to write a song that’s inspired from outside of you. And you’re more like an objective observer, and you’re watching life happen, and you write about it.” —Lingo on “What We Have”
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:
Lingo, Vocals
Jean Rohe, Vocals
Michael Valeanu, Guitar
Willerm Delisfort, Piano
Leo Traversa, Bass
Kyle Ronneburg, Drums
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
