For Israeli percussionist, composer, and sound healer Liron Meyuhas, rhythm is a way of listening to the world. With her latest concept album ‘Sunrise to Sunset’, Meyuhas captures the arc of a full day in real time, translating light, energy, and breath into a 10-track improvised journey performed entirely live.
Created as an exploration of how different hours carry different emotional textures, ‘Sunrise to Sunset’ unfolds like a ritual in motion. From the gentle reawakening of ‘8AM Morning Balafone’ to the meditative tones of twilight, the album is a reflection of Meyuhas’ deep relationship with percussion as both a craft and a language.
Known as Israel’s first female Hang drum artist, Meyuhas has spent over two decades mapping rhythms across continents, working with everyone from Peia and Estas Tonne to the Batsheva Dance Company and Resueno. With ‘Sunrise to Sunset’, she now offers her most personal and elemental work to date, an album shaped by time.
We sat down with Liron to talk about time as a muse, the global language of percussion, and what it means to create music from presence, place, and the ever-shifting energies of the day.
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Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you got started in music?
I fell in love with percussion when I was 18 years old, while me and my family were in a holiday by the red sea in Egypt, I loved playing on the Darbuka with the local musicians by the beach, Haligi music, it is a mix of Arabic & Saudi Arabian music and the rhythm was so great. Since then I start exploring and playing different kind of percussion, and through the rhythm and technique also various culture of music.
Who are your biggest musical influences and how have they shaped your sound?
I have many, from King crimson to Madonna, Michael Jackson to Jose Gonzales, from Mercedes Sosa to Virginia Rodrigus, Shopen to 2pac.
Was there a specific moment or experience that made you decide to pursue music seriously?
While I was studying African drumming in Africa, I was taken very seriously by my male teachers.
Can you walk us through your typical songwriting process?
I have a feeling, a strong one, then I take a drum or my guitar then the melody comes… or I have already some melody and groove in my head then I put it on the percussion.
How do you find inspiration for your music and lyrics?
Every where , specially in nature.
What themes or messages do you hope listeners take away from your music?
Be true to your soul, desire and don’t be afraid to follow your dreams.
What challenges have you faced as an emerging artist in the music industry?
The list is very long, but I would say one thing – women should be more connected in the industry!
What has been the most rewarding aspect of your musical journey so far?
All of it! Every single person that I see from the stage.. Smiles and tears from people faces while I perform.
How do you stay true to yourself and your artistry in a constantly evolving industry?
I try hard, I fall apart sometime and I keep on moving forward knowing that music is a source of life.
What can fans expect from you in the near future? Any upcoming projects or tours?
Beginning of 2026 – I will release an Ambient / house / Electro handpan Ep stay tuned!
Where do you see yourself and your music career in the next five years?
I would love help more young musicians to find their musical stamp, to give more master class of percussion world wide and to have more interesting collaborations with all kind of performing art.
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Listen to Liron Meyuhas’ new album ‘Sunrise to Sunset’ below.
