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An immediate throwback to the realness and tradition of the electric Blues idiom of the 60s and the Rhythm & Blues golden age, The Blues Way is the project that gives the start to SirJo Cocchi & Balta Bordoy’s journey together and that has already stirred enthusiastic responses both with their duo and quartet performances. SirJo and Balta originally met and started collaborating in Mallorca (Balta’s home) in 2016 and this project is the fruit of the seed that was planted on that magical island.

SirJo dynamic vocals, piano playing and Balta’s raw and true guitar sound finally connected on their debut album Heads Up!, recently recorded with their quartet in Barcelona.

The recording was mixed and mastered by the renowned producer/guitarist Kid Andersen and features special guests Vìctor Puertas on harmonica and Nil Mujal on tenor sax.

Accompanying SirJo and Balta in Heads Up! is a tight and experienced rhythm section that has been playing together for years, consisting of Santi Ursul on bass and Micky Izquierdo on drums.

"Heads Up! is a great title for this album, because this collection of songs and performances is truly something the WHOLE Blues world should be paying attention to. I hear something here, I feel something here, something that I haven’t felt since I first discovered the REAL blues.

THIS music rings true. These guys have got it, they are doing everything “right” but also doing it in their own way.The guitar playing, the ensemble playing, and most of all the incredible VOCALS, it all knocks me out!

I think SirJo & Balta truly represent a milestone in European blues, for they are not just great Blues MUSICIANS, they are great Blues ARTISTS."

Chris "Kid" Andersen - From the album's liner notes

"The real stuff, great playing and singing. Some of the finest European blues recordings I've ever heard."

Detlev Hoegen - founder of CrossCut Records /

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