Earlier this year, Melbourne artist Mojo Juju released her third album Native Tongue, a magnetizing articulation of past, present and place. While Mojo Juju herself has been a fixture of the Australian soul scene for more than 10 years, now more than ever are the narratives woven within Native Tongue poignant; both in representing her own lineage and in challenging the musical and social status quo.

The 2015 Victorian Best Female Artist Music Awards nominee joined Tess in studio to talk family, discourse disappointment and identity construction