Album Notes

Tziona Achishena lives in Northern Israel, where she performs her moving original compositions and teaches singing, Torah, and prayer. She is a mulit-instrumentalist who plays guitar, piano, riq (a Middle Eastern tambourine), alto recorder, harmonium, and the Persian santur. Her singing opens hearts with its depth, clarity and message of hope: true joy is inside of us. These sounds reach the ends of the world and inspire women of all ages, helping them to connect to their true path. Her own path took her to California, performing improvised music with free Jazz giants such as Charles Gayle, and producing story-theatres and an album of original music, she returned to her Jewish roots and moved to Israel. She channeled her diverse backround, which includes intensive studies of Ballet, Tap, and Jazz, Traditional dance in Indonesia, Tai Chi, Western vocal training, Persian classical singing, and creative writing, through a lens of Torah and Mitzvot. Shedding the chaff and harvesting the essence, she uses these skills to express the heart of Jewish prayer through original songs from the Siddur (prayer book) and especially Tehillim (psalms). Since then, she has produced four albums of music, and inspired countless women and girls to express themselves through singing in holiness, and to find their own unique way to connect with G-d. Her students, some as young as 10 years old, compose their own songs and have even recorded CDs under her guidance. Her CD "Miriam's Drum", in its second printing, has inspired countless women with its original melodies to ancient prayers, in a unique setting of ethnic instruments and world class drumming. It has inspired performances by the dance companies such as Hallelu in Israel, and Koleynu in Canada. Recent projects include "Relax and Know", music for healing and relaxation, and "Sister Heart" (soon to be released), both recorded in her home studio. She teaches Qi Kung and Guided Imagery at Elima College, and singing as a spiritual practice at the Midrashas Sha'aray Bina and Tzafnat in Tzfat, and leads a chorus for young haredi girls needing encouragement on the Torah path. She also does healing treatments and approaches music as a healing path. Her next goal is to open a new center for women's expression and healing. Tziona Achishena lives in the village of Or HaGanuz with her husband and two little girls.

“Miriam’s Drum” is her best-selling album to date, with a rich ethnic feel, integrating rhythms and instruments from around the world in a style that is both ancient and new. She draws vision and inspiration from the land of Israel where she lives. Tziona Achishena performs throughout the world, including a multi media performance with the projected artwork and photographs of the phenomenal artist Sheva Chaya.
Her music is for women only. Please email for an unlisted link to her many videos online.