‘Story of Another Soul’ record

A decolonial dreaming of new futures that seeks truth in the roots of improvisation.

Award winning Naarm-based musician Reuben Lewis and legendary Meanjin-based spoken word poet Huda Fadlelmawla combine forces in their duo in Life before Man-produced record Story of Another Soul.

Known as Huda the Goddess on stage, Huda Fadlelmawla delivers powerful spoken word poetry about equality, her journey as a Sudanese refugee, and women’s rights. Through trumpet, live-processing with pedals and laptop, Reuben Lewis devises an ever expanding and ‘vivid listening experience that gleams with sinister detail’ (The Wire). There is a vast, monolithic intensity to this collaboration. It plays on expectations, shattering all semblance of familiar form, story and symbol. We are instead evoked to create a new narrative, one that is just between us the listener, the poet and the sound world. This is a first-time creative exchange not to be missed!