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Jo-El Sonnier stands apart in the Cajun music revival, for Jo-El is an authentic link to an earlier time. With his soulful vocals and with his complete mastery of the diatonic accordion, Jo-El creates music that is emotionally startling, all within the framework of the timeless two steps and waltzes of South Louisiana's dance halls. With an all-star band which includes fiddler Tony Thibodeaux, guitarist David Doucet, bassist Peter Schwarz, steel guitarist 'Junior' Martin and drummer Danny Zeringue, Jo-El explores classic songs by Nathan Abshire and others, along with his own tradition-rooted French compositions.