Singer, guitarist and song writer of talent Mike Sponza gives us two solid albums, especially the double cd Continental Shuffle In Rough Souls Mike performs with his usual trio with Robby Maffioli on bass and Ale Maffioli on drums The three musicians are highly considered throughout ​​Eastern Europe and have got great success in the blues field, especially since Mike has come back to live music after five years performing the musical Karanic Blues’ The cd includes nine songs done on a power blues format, seven own songs and two Wllie Dixon’s covers The trio manages to create a compact climax to show all listeners what Mike Sponza Band are able to communicate when they play live The double cd is a project Mike Sponza had in mind for over three years His project was to record an ‘European Blues Summit’, that is, to do a double album with the participation of some of the best blues musicians from different countries all over Europe and build up an homogeneous work with a common line: The Blues There have been three years of hard work and the result of this work is gathered in this doublé cd All the musicians who have participated come from different backgrounds and are the ‘cream’ of European blues Here are some of the names: Mike Sponza (ITA), Nico Wayne Toussaint harmonica and vocals (FR), Erja Lyytinen slide guitar (FI), Michael Arlt (DE) harmonica and vocals, Andreas Arlt guitar (DE), Thorbjorn Risager guitar and vocals (DK), Joan Pau Cumellas harmonica (SP), Michele Bonivento hammond organ (ITA), Alessandro Maffioli, drums (ITA), Lara-B vocals (SLO), Moreno Buttinar drums (CH), Matyas Pribojzki harmónica and vocals (HU), Dana Gillespie vocals (UK), Bosko Petrovic vibraphone (HR), Mtej Kuzelj tenor sax (SLO), Tonky De La Peña guitar and vocals (SP), Christian Rannenberg piano (DE), Greg Zlap harmonica and vocals (FR), Dieter Themel vocals (AT), Mitja Bobic trumpet (SLO), Dennis Beganovich trombone (SLO) and many other musicians The result is an amazing double álbum, with an impressive strength and an exquisite feeling, I eagerly recommend from these lines to all blues lovers, especially all American ones, in order they can get an idea how the blues sound in Europe