HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 582

here and there
upon scorched fields
wild violets

Arii Shokyu-Ni was a haiku poetess during the Edo period who began a wandering life after running away from her husband at 29 with the haiku poet Kohaku. Just like Matsuo Basho, "the Nun Shokyu" traveled to the Deep North of Japan.
 

Haiku by Arii Shokyu-Ni

Picture by A C
 

Submission deadline:5th March 2025

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Savage Colors (naviarhaiku582)

violet ex machina | feature-reel here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGy6GSnAQ3a/

here and there 
upon scorched field
s wild violets
 
– Arii Shokyu-Ni – 

Arii Shokyu-Ni was a haiku poetess during the Edo period who began a wandering life after running away from her husband at 29 with the haiku poet Kohaku. Just like Matsuo Basho, "the Nun Shokyu" traveled to the Deep North of Japan.

Contribution for naviarrecords’ Haiku 582.

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku582-here-and-there/

violet ex machina

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 586

fog dissolves to rain
- cool breezes clear the vista,
showing cloud-topped hills
 

Raymond Cobley is an experimental composer and regular participant in our Haiku challenge. Now retired, Raymond aims to explore the possibilities afforded by open-source software, which he uses exclusively for creating and editing both sounds & images. All his works are published ​under a Creative Commons licence, and free for anybody to download or remix.

 

haiku by Raymond Cobley

picture by Inggrid Koe
 

Submission deadline: 2nd April 2025

To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Grey & Cold (naviarhaiku586)

unbound
(naviarhaiku587)

Feature-reel here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIGwWAouYFa/

Where wind lifts pages and rooftops echo.
 A piece for the powers of play— and the wide horizon within.

Based upon this haiku:

paperweights
on the store’s comicbooks –
spring breeze

– Takai Kito –

Takai Kito is a disciple of Yosa Buson. Despite becoming a professional haikai master in 1771, Kito remained one of Buson's most trusted disciples until the death of the great master and was the de facto coordinator of Buson's haikai group.

Contribution for @naviarrecords’ Haiku 587.

https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku587-paperweights/

unbound

"The Sunset and the Sea" was inspired by a haiku by Inoue Shiro: "Rising sun / and nothing else / misty sea!"

The Sunset and the Sea (Naviarhaiku589)

This track is part of the Naviarrecords Haiku Challenge and refers to the Haiku by Yosa Buson: "Dreadful the stream / without so much as a name! / early summer rains." Enjoy!

Early summer rain (Naviarhaiku590)

naviarhaiku598 – after the typhoon

June 18, 2025

after the typhoon
I walk around alone -
sunshine everywhere

Hosomi Ayako (1907–1997) was a prominent haiku poet from Aogaki, Hyogo. After a series of personal tragedies, including the deaths of her husband and mother, she found solace in haiku during an illness. She later married Sawaki Kinichi, leader of the modern haiku group Kaze, and was deeply involved in the haiku community until her passing at 90.

Haiku by Hosomi Ayako

Picture by Tam DV

Join The Naviar Haiku Music Challenge
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.

You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.

Submission deadline: 25th June 2025


Clearing Loneliness (naviarhaiku598)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 600

thinking of us
the sound of the wind
between the pines

Andrea Cecon is a hearing aid technician, traveler, and internationally published author. His first ebook won third place in the 2011 Sharp Write Book Awards (poetry category). He resides in Cividale, Italy, with his wife, Russian author Valeria Simonova-Cecon. He finds inspiration in memories, travel, and everyday life…

Haiku by Andrea Cecon

Photography by Ali Kazal

Submission deadline: July 9, 2025
For more information and to participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

The Sound Of Wind (naviarhaiku600)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 601

pulling light
from the other world . . .
the Milky Way

Yatsuka Ishihara (1919–1998) was a Japanese poet and co-founder of the journal Aki 秋 with Akira Matsuzawa. He also served as an advisor to the Modern Haiku Association (Gendai Haiku Kyōkai) and the Association of Haiku Poets (Haijin Kyōkai).

Haiku by Yatsuka Ishihara

Picture by Thomas Ciszewski

 
Submission deadline: 16th July 2025
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Milky Way Calling (naviarhaiku601)

HAIKU MUSIC CHALLENGE

Naviarhaiku 602

scent of plum
in a flash of rising sun!
the mountain path

This week's challenge features a poem by the greatest master of haiku, Matsuo Bashō.

Haiku by Matsuo Bashō

Picture by Michel Stockman
 

Submission deadline: 23rd July 2025
 
To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Sweet Elderpath (naviarhaiku602)

Jesús Lastra aka Voidborn Horde, is a Venezuelan ambient electronic music composer born in 1986. Since 2002, He starts this musical journey by exploring experimental sounds, influenced by ambient music and soundscapes that evoke vast and ethereal imaginary worlds. Under the alias Voidborn Horde, he has developed an unique style with electronic elements and ambient textures, finding a kind of "false enviroment sounds" to give the listener an immersive and dreamlike experience. His music is characterized by its ability to evoke neutral deep emotions and meditative states of patience, making him a reference in the ambient music scene.

@rawpinkbmp
@flat-stone
@zuheodosha
@jalastram
@kabomani
@solanmusic
@nobioyetmusic
@nobioyet
@0x4B

Software

- FL Studio
- Audacity
- Virtual Instruments
- Cubase LE AI Elements 6
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- WaveEditor Record & Edit Audio (Sound-Base Audio, LLC)

Hardware

- Vieta Pro Way 4
- MSI GF63 Thin 11UC
- Interface Scarlett 2i2
- Condenser Microphone(CM25)
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50X
- Arturia MiniLab - USB/MIDI Controller
- Nikon D3200
- M-Audio Axiom 61
- M-Audio Oxygen 61
- M-Audio Hammer 88
- M-Audio BX5 D3 (Studio Monitors)
- JVC HA-RX330-E Headphone
- AKG Headphone
- SONY SRS-D25
- Samsung S10 Edge
- Xiaomi Redmi 9C
- Xiaomi Redmi 14C

https://freesound.org/people/jalastram/

Female electronic musician / artist based in Germany. Very enthusiastic about all types of sounds, noises, fractals, video editing, reading and nature.

"Vulpecula, die Gans!" is derrivated from the constellation "vulpecula cum ansere" (= little fox with a goose).

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