Twin Flames (band)
Twin Flames is a Canadian band from Ottawa, Ontario led by husband and wife Jaaji and Chelsey June, whose music blends both First Nations and Inuit music with folk rock. They have toured extensively across Canada, remote Arctic communities, Greenland, France, Australia, and the United States. History. Jaaji, whose background is Mohawk and Inuk, was raised in Quaqtaq, Quebec. Chelsey June, who is Métis of Cree and Algonquin heritage, is from Ottawa. They were active solo artists for a year when they met at a live showcase for indigenous musicians sponsored by the APTN. In 2015 after  marrying and deciding to work together, they released their debut album "Jaaji and Chelsey June". Twin Flames won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2016. In 2016 they also participated in a Mental Health Awareness tour of Nunavut. They followed up in 2017 with their second album, "Signal Fire", and again won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards. In 2018 the band received seven nominations for "Signal Fire" at the Native American Music Awards, the  most nominations for a single musical act in the award's history. They won for Best Folk Recording and Duo of the Year. In 2019 they released the song "Human", UNESCO's official song to celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages. The song was included in CBC Music's 2019 Canadian Music Class Challenge. In 2021 their cover of The Tragically Hip's "Grace, Too" was featured in the second season of the CBC Television series "TallBoyz". Family. Jaaji is the cousin of musician Beatrice Deer.