• Papo Pepin
• Conga

• Mario Rivera
• Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)

• Adalberto Santiago
• Vocals (Background)

• Pape Samory Seck
• Arranger, Vocals

• John Steiner
• Guitar, Programming, Keyboards

• Nene Tchakou
• Guitar

• Johnny Torres
• Bass

• Miguel Yamba
• Bass

• Hector "Bomberito" Zarzuela
• Trumpet

• Eddie Zervigon
• Flute

• Bob Holroyd
• Remixing

• Xavi Turull
• Bongos, Shaker, Cajon

• Manu Lima
• Keyboards

• Richard Michos
• Synthesizer, Tamboura, Guitar, Programming

• Sergio George
• Piano

• Ballou Canta
• Vocals, Choir, Chorus

• Awa Maïga
• Choir, Chorus

• Leopoldo Pineda
• Trombone

• Mike Scheidt
• Bass

• Ngouma Lokito
• Bass

• Patmore Lewis
• Violin

• Joel Nakamura
• Illustrations

• Michael Lockett
• Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)

• Johnny Beaver
• Dobro, Timbales, Repique, Drums (Snare), Cuica, Shekere, Chocalhos, Tamborim, Shaker, Agogo, Surdo, Pandeiro, Bongos, Conga

• John Gilmour
• Repique, ?, Tamborim, Drums (Snare), Surdo

• Jamie Aitken
• Pipe, Border Pipes, Whistle (Human)

• Paulo Baldi
• Percussion, Doumbek, Drums

• Count Dubulah
• Arranger

• Alex Kasiek
• Arranger

• Loukassa Ya Mbongo
• Guitar (Rhythm)

• Omid Nourizadeh
• Producer, Remixing

• Pablo "Chino" Nuñez
• Timbales

• Fernando Pina
• Bongos, Drums, Timbales

• Pierre Belkos
• Vocals, Animation

• Kenny Welsh
• Dobro, Drums (Snare), Cuica, Chocalhos, Tamborim, Shekere, Agogo, Surdo, Conga, Timbales, Repique, Pandeiro, Bongos

• Jose Chombo Silva
• Sax (Tenor)

• Ronnie Baró
• Vocals

• Ken Sutherland
• Pipe, Border Pipes, Whistle (Human)

• Andres Espree
• Arranger

• Sukhawat Ali Khan
• Arranger, Vocals

• Alexandre Moreira
• Keyboards, Programming

• Jorge Gomez
• Piano, Choir, Chorus, Musical Direction, Keyboards

• T.J. Rehmi
• Remixing

• David Watson
• Repique

• Russell Charno
• Project Director

• Pierre Narcisse
• Drums

• Ignacio Piñeiro
• Arranger

• Márcio Menescal
• Bass, Programming

• Ronaldo Bôscoli
• Arranger

• Marina Abad
• Arranger

• Turgut Özufler
• Kanun

• Dado Brother
• Ganza, Tamborim

• Williams Polledo
• Trumpet

• Pete Gomez
• Guiro

• Christina Roden
• Producer, Annotation

• Paco Lomeña
• Flamenco Guitar, Soloist

• Juan Lu
• Bass

• DJ Marcelinho da Lua
• Scratching

• Macaco MonoLoco
• Voices

• Panko
• Scratching

• Dave Watson
• Bongos, Chocalhos, Tamborim, Pandeiro, Agogo, Cuica, Shekere, Drums (Snare), Timbales

• Count
• Arranger

• Sosi
• ?, Adaptation, Tef

• Mantu
• Arranger

• Konan Erwan
• Bagpipes, Vocoder, MIDI Pipes, Whistle (Human)

• Ramon Giménez
• Arranger, Flamenco Guitar

• Geri B.
• Dobro, Pandeiro, Surdo, ?, Cuica, Tamborim, Chocalhos, Shekere, Agogo, Drums (Snare), Repique, Timbales, Bongos, Conga

• Harun Koç
• ?, Kaval

• Skilda
• Arranger

• Wilfred "Caveman" Pierre
• Rubboard

• Rodolfo "Fofi" Gómez
• Flute, Sax (Tenor)

• Aly Balder
• Guitar

• Russell "Sly" Darion Sr.
• Guitar

• Jorge Bringas
• Bass

• John Gilmour
• Shekere

• Tina Clarke
• Dobro, Surdo, ?, Repique, Conga, Pandeiro

• Can Akin
• Adaptation, Bendir

• Yasar Taner
• Ney

• Ozgür Kabuk
• Darbouka

• T-Bone McEwan
• Bass

• Ewen McCartogg
• Low Whistle

• Hassan Erraji
• Oud, Darbouka, Nay, Bendir

• Roberto Menescal
• Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Voices

• Turkish Delight
• Arranger

• Beau Jocque
• Button Accordion

• Bobby Allende
• Bongos

• Chuck Bush
• Bass

• Lloyd Carter
• Violin

• Steve "Skeeta" Charlot
• Drums

• Medoune Diallo
• Vocals

• Myron Dove
• Bass

• Yayo el Indio
• Vocals (Background)

• Felix Ferrar
• Violin, Soloist

• Leo Gandelman
• Saxophone

• Jose Garcia
• Tres

• Ite Jerez
• Trumpet

• Dally Kimoko
• Guitar, Soloist