For Karen Salicath Jamali, “Angel Haniel’s Clearing” isn’t just a song—it’s an image, a feeling, a presence. The line between her art and her music has never been clear. It’s not supposed to be.
A veteran visual artist with three decades of work behind her, Salicath made her name sculpting and painting long before she ever sat at a piano. But after a traumatic accident in 2012 triggered a near-death experience and a slow recovery, a new discipline revealed itself: she began hearing music in dreams and could suddenly play it.
Her latest composition arrives with that same dream-fueled clarity, paired this time with a music video that channels the visual world she inhabits. “This is my new music video—Angel Haniel’s Clearing,” Salicath shares. “A tranquil angelic piano piece I just released. Many of my compositions come through dreams—gifts from the unseen world. This gift I received after my near-death experience in 2012 when the music came to me, after 3 years of recovering back to life in 2015. I remember the stillness that morning—when this music came.”
“Angel Haniel’s Clearing” is a high-tone piano piece born in a dream, guided by the energy of Archangel Haniel—a figure Salicath says represents grace, emotional clarity, and deep feminine strength. “This music carries her essence,” she explains. “It is not only felt through the ears but through the body—a soft vibration inholding that reminds us of peace.” The cover image, as with many of her releases, is one of her own original paintings—channeling the same luminous presence as the composition itself.
Sound and image move together in Salicath’s work. Each track feels like a canvas; each painting feels like a score. The video makes that connection tangible.
“I collaborated with the legendary Maria Triana,” Salicath adds, “whose mastering credits include artists such as Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Sting, Cesária Évora, Itzhak Perlman, the Metropolitan Opera and many more. Her golden touch helped preserve the pure, healing vibration of this track. May this music offer you peace, clarity, and the feeling of light returning to your heart.”
With “Angel Haniel’s Clearing,” Salicath doesn’t just blur the lines between mediums—she makes the case that music and painting, when channeled honestly, can speak the same language. And that language might just be light.