With its DNA rooted in Africa, blues music evolved from acoustic Mississippi sounds to electric Chicage riffs. Today's leading artists embrace that spirit to prove that the blues will never die. If the blues as a musical form is around a century old, then the blues revival has been going on for at least half that time. With the passing years the blues has become an institution, something close to a heritage industry, helping to form newer musical styles, from rock 'n' roll to rap. This collection of recordings, made in the course of the last decade, prove that the blues remains fresh and creative with a constant ability to renew itself.