Mike Sponza & The European Blues Convention - Continental Shuffle (2011)

Artist: Mike Sponza & The European Blues Convention
Title Of Album: Continental Shuffle
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Sonic Shapes
Genre: Blues, Soul Blues
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 92:00 Min
Total Size: 225 Mb

Tracklist:

CD1:
1. Sugar Rush (feat. Nico Wayne Toussaint)
2. Who's Gonna Take My Damn Soul (feat. Lara-B)
3. Continental Shuffle (feat. Donato Riccesi)
4. Beauty Queen (feat. Janez Bencina, Erja Lyytinen & Vid Jamnik)
5. Add A Little (feat. Manlio Milazzi)
6. Here I Am (feat. Matyas Pribojszki)
7. The Lighthouse Keeper
8. Like A Baby
9. Take It Off Slowly (feat. Dana Gillespie & Bosko Petrovic)
10. You

CD2:
1. Steady Rollin' Guy (feat. Lara-B)
2. Tequila Con Limon (feat. Tonky De La Pena)
3. Rather Than Being Free (feat. Greg Zlap & Lumen Harmonicum String Trio)
4. It's Hard to Be On the Road (feat. Michael Arlt & Andreas Arlt)
5. S.G.W. (feat. Thorbjorn Risager)
6. Electric Lights (feat. Joan Pau Cumellas)
7. Beauty Queen 2 (feat. Tomislav Goluban & Matjia Miletic)
8. Good Connections (feat. Dieter Themel)
9. Asayc

Blues, soul e rock’n’roll are the key words to describe Mike Sponza, guitarist, singer and composer, on the European blues panorama since early 90’s. A lifetime commitment to develop a personal style, contemporary and rich of different flavours. Original tunes and detailed arrangements are the main ingredients of Mike’s music.
In the last years Mike Sponza established his name on the international scene with his discographic projects and his performances, showing the great vitality of Italian blues from a new point of view. Since his discographic debut in 1997, Mike did a long road, not only on the artistic side: international festivals, club gigs and cooperations catalyzed the attention of blues audiences on his vision of a contemporary European blues, which is not afraid of purists’ opinions as well as avoiding overseas stereotypes.
In 2005 Mike Sponza started the project “Kakanic Blues” the first Central European blues initiative: a cd and a dvd have been released under the name “Central Europe Blues Convention” with some of the most outstanding musicians of this area and guitar legend Carl Verheyen, as special guest. The project has been reviewed worldwide with a strong interest for the musical results as well as for the cultural, social and political background, where musicians find a common language and understanding in the blues.