Karen Salicath Jamali channels grace on piano composition, "Angel Haniel’s Clearing"
Karen Salicath Jamali, an acclaimed visual artist and pianist whose music emerged from a brush with death, on her latest release Angel Haniel’s Clearing, feels less like a composition and more like a transmission. She’s managed to serve up a sonic prayer whispered through the stroke of her fingers. There is nothing performative or ornamental about this four-minute piece.
Guided by the presence of Archangel Haniel, a divine feminine force associated with emotional healing, Jamali’s piano work unfolds with delicate purpose. Each note lands with the certainty. It’s as if the piano is breathing a soft, rhythmic inholding that vibrates through the chest, which we think can be attributed to its production. The minimalism of it all lets you feel the room and the weight of her hands.
The composition walks a line between sacred stillness and emotional depth, evoking the silence between words or the quiet clarity after tears. It’s a piece that invites you to close your eyes, to tune inward, and to let go. There’s healing in the way the melody drifts, never insisting, always offering.
Jamali’s collaboration with Grammy-winning mastering engineer Maria Triana, whose past work includes legends like Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan, adds an almost imperceptible gloss. It’s rare for a mastering credit to feel felt, but in this case, Triana’s touch helps maintain the piece’s sacred vibration, keeping it clear and whole.
The song says everything it needs to without uttering a single word. There’s no sweeping crescendo or showy technicality, only presence—a kind of unspoken wisdom rendered in melody. The result is not just a piece of music but an atmosphere.
Karen has once again proven herself a rare conduit of both sound and spirit. Angel Haniel’s Clearing feels like an exhale and a moment to turn your brain off and really experience an artist at the top of their game. Go ahead and click those links below to give it a spin!
Listen to ““Angel Haniel’s Clearing”
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