Haiku Music Challenge 37
Welcome to the thirty-seventh iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records.
A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku.
Santōka’s poetry emphasizes the necessity of sabi (solitude) in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and serenity.
reflection
in the water
a traveler
Fifteen tracks were made in response to Santoka’s poem, and below are the three compositions I selected this week:
Track: reflection
Artist: oxebe
Genre: ambient
Track: A Traveler
Artist: Ghel Haiku
Genre: electronic
Track: Sunstream
Artist: Tuonela
Genre: drone
Thank you for listening. Next week we’ll be listening to music inspired by a haiku by Santoka’s teacher, Ogiwara Seisensui:
Walking the sky
a clear moon
all alone
The deadline to submit your track is 13 November. To find out more and participate, please visit the Naviar Records site.