With So Much Anger in the World Music Has the Power to Calm Our Hearts and Souls

Allow this young boy’s angelic voice transport you to a place of peace

Caroline de Braganza
2 min readJul 12, 2024
Malakai Bayoh in solo debut at The Royal Albert Hall, April 2023 (Screen grab courtesy Classic FM on YouTube)

I’ve avoided listening to classical music after my soulmate left in January — it was his favorite genre.

Even hearing familiar songs we both enjoyed would have me collapse in a sobbing session and I’d have to turn off the volume.

Over the months, the raw grief has retreated and I’m able to enjoy music again for the sweet memories and peace it brings — tears of joy, not sorrow as I navigate each tomorrow.

Except for classical music.

Funny how the Universe works!

Today a friend posted a video of 13-year-old treble Malakai Bayoh singing a sublime Handel aria at his solo debut at the Royal Albert Hall in April last year.

I couldn’t resist watching and listening.

What a voice! I had such a lump in my throat as he sang. His angelic voice transported me to a…

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Caroline de Braganza

Wise Older Woman (WOW). Poetry, essays, humor. Passion for mental health, social justice, politics, diverse cultures, the world and environment.