• Paddy Moloney
• Uillean Pipes

• T.A.S. Mani
• Percussion

• Nicky Marrero
• Percussion

• Anna Matienzo
• Choir, Chorus

• Martin Meissonnier
• Producer

• Pablo Menendez
• Guitar

• Uwe Mullrich
• Strings, Keyboards

• Sabah Habas Mustapha
• Producer

• Jerry O'Sullivan
• Uillean Pipes

• Ben Palm
• Bara

• Carl Palmer
• Drums

• Fazal Qureshi
• Tabla

• Ragavendra
• Percussion

• R.A. Rajagopal
• Percussion

• R.A. Ramamani
• Percussion

• Solomon Ratianarinaivo
• Musician

• E.J. Rodriguez
• Percussion

• Octavio Rodriguez
• Percussion, Bata Drums

• Pablo Rosario
• Claves

• Souleyname Sanou
• Maracas, Doudoum'ba

• John A. Schaefer
• Producer

• Michel Schaer
• Producer

• Joseph Shabalala
• Musician

• T. Shashikumar
• Percussion

• Marcos Suzano
• Percussion

• Govinda Swami
• Percussion

• Aliou Traore
• Violin

• Carlos "Patato" Valdes
• Performer

• Paco Ye
• Producer

• Maria Kalaniemi
• Performer

• Paul Pena
• Guitar, Vocals, Kargyraa

• Oleg Fesov
• Guitar, Programming, Producer, Vocals

• Ivan Drever
• Guitar (Acoustic), Bouzouki

• Hanitrarivo Rasoanaivo
• Musician

• Ben Shabalala
• Musician

• Brooke Wentz
• Producer, Liner Notes

• Wayan Adur
• Suling

• Made Bawn
• Penyacah

• Paulo Brandao
• Producer

• Vera Brandes
• Producer

• Made Brandi
• Rayong

• Christine Bronder
• Engineer

• Kutuk Budi
• Bende

• Made Cenged
• Gong

• Duncan Chisholm
• Fiddle

• Michael Demark
• Engineer

• Moustapha Ryzo Dia
• Accordion, Vocals (Background)

• Benogo Diakite
• Bongos, Ngoni

• John Dillberto
• Track Notes

• Made Dirga
• Kendhang

• Bakaridja Doumbia
• Vocals (Background)

• Wayan Drama
• Suling

• Jabulane Dubazana
• Musician

• Struan Eaglesham
• Keyboards

• Stuart Eaglesham
• Guitar

• Reinhard Flatischler
• Buk, Tschanggo, Rantang, Sambuk

• Made Glembor
• Kempli

• Amed Goss
• Drums

• Korotoum Kamara
• Vocals

• Vat Kamoussa
• Drums (Bass)

• Made Karda
• Ceng-ceng

• Wayan Kocot
• Trompong

• Kutuk Kondra
• Jegog

• Mandla Lande
• Percussion, Marimba, Vocals, Dun-dun, Akadinda, Drums

• Lui Coimbra
• Cello, Viola, Charango

• Malang
• Drums

• Gilson Mangoma
• Vocals (Background)

• James Manyungwa
• Drums

• Kutuk Masa
• Kendhang

• Henry Matimbe
• Vocals (Background)

• Simpiwe Matole
• Percussion, Vocals, Akadinda, Piccolo, Soprano, Marimba, Drums

• Abednego Mazibuko
• Musician

• Albert Mazibuko
• Musician

• Geophrey Mdletshe
• Musician

• Kutuk Mika
• Ceng-ceng

• Xola Mlambo
• Percussion, Marimba, Akadinda, Vocals, Drums

• Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi
• Guitar, Vocals

• Robert Mtukudzi
• Organ (Hammond)

• Joshua Gumisai Mufunde
• Guitar

• Wayan Muliastra
• Kantil

• Ashton Mutaviri
• Bass

• Paulo Muylaert
• Guitar

• Nyoman Nanta
• Ceng-ceng

• Kutuk Narsa
• Penyacah

• Buba Ngobani
• Vocals

• Moses Nyaruka
• Guitar

• Kongar-ol Ondar
• Khomous

• Jose Luis Ordonez
• Guitar

• Abou Ouatt
• Accordion, Djembe

• Preka Ouatt
• Maracas, Vocals (Background)

• Sekou Ouatt
• Vocals (Background)

• Sekou Ouattara
• Djembe

• Papito
• Bass, Viola

• Christian Paulin
• Bass, Producer

• Ino Phungula
• Musician

• Nyoman Rapi
• Calung

• Made Ratep
• Trompong

• Made Reta
• Rayong

• Made Rita
• Ungal

• Mohammad Akram Rohnawaz
• Rubab

• Albert Ruwizhi
• Drums, Vocals (Background)

• Wayan Sandi
• Suling

• Nyoman Seleman
• Kantil

• KangMin Seok
• Voices

• Mario Seve
• Flute, Saxophone, Piccolo

• Choi Jong Sil
• Voices, Tsching

• Wayan Simber
• Trompong

• Made Sinar
• Ungal

• Oumou Sinayoro
• Choir, Chorus

• Kim Duk Soo
• Voices, Tschanggo

• Made Subur
• Kantil

• Wayan Sueca
• Calung

• Florence Tinarwo
• Vocals

• Made Trongking
• Penyacah

• Made Wela
• Jegog

• George Wellington
• Engineer

• Kutuk Wenia
• Kantil

• Wayan Wirata
• Penyacah

• Kutuk Wis
• Rayong

• Phil Cunningham
• Accordion, Whistle (Human), Producer

• Carlos Nunez
• Piccolo

• Le Zagazougou
• Performer

• Lulu Masilela
• Performer

• Bill Scott
• Photography

• Attwenger
• Performer

• John Cunningham
• Violin

• Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
• Performer

• Carol Freeman
• Vocals

• Akira Satake
• Banjo, Producer

• Virginia Mukwesha
• Vocals (Background), Maracas Mbira, Hosho

• Nasreldin Shalaly
• Vocals, Tars

• Michael Llewellyn
• Cover Photo

• Lee Kwang Soo
• Voices, Guengari

• John Werner
• Photography, Cover Art

• Pancho Alvarez
• Guitar (Acoustic), Bass

• Bonnie B. Butler
• Art Direction

• Abdel Razik Abdallah
• Sax (Tenor), Vocals

• Max Ahman
• Guitar

• Ahmadou Ba Guindo
• Bass, Arranger

• Diego Bouzon
• Guitar (Electric), Spanish Guitar

• Jeffrey Charno
• Executive Producer

• Santiago Cribeiro
• Accordion, Keyboards

• Anders Hagberg
• Flute

• Marco Herreros
• Bass

• Wayne Mackenzi
• Bass

• Jaques Mingnault
• Keyboards

• Nandkishor Muley
• Santoor

• Raffy Niziblian
• Tabla, Djembe, Sagat, Vocals, Producer

• Sohib Nosimov
• Keyboards

• Isaac Palacin
• Percussion

• Brujas Perdomo
• Percussion, Conga

• Anxo Lois Pintos
• Violin, Sax (Soprano)

• Enrique Valino
• Bouzouki, Violin, Oud, Mandolin

• Jack Vartoogian
• Photography

• Farid Younes
• Oud

• Mop Youngson
• Drums

• Pierre Veniot
• Flute, Saxophone, WX7 Wind Controller

• Joan Hall
• Cover Art

• Ilchom
• Guitar (12 String), Rubab

• Hassan Makky
• Accordion, Keyboards

• Matto Congrio
• Performer

• Aldo De Scalzi
• Performer

• Mpete Teme
• Performer

• Jacques Lowe
• Photography

• Baka Forest People
• Performer

• Mikael Nilsson
• Percussion

• Anoosh
• Performer

• Donald Graham
• Producer

• Renato Borghetti
• Performer

• Elementales
• Performer

• Genghis Blues
• Performer

• Paulo Moura
• Clarinet

• Glen Velez
• Liner Notes, Riqq

• Alex Foster
• Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)

• Dissidenten
• Performer

• Greg Lake
• Producer

• Angel Romero
• Producer

• Lynn August
• Performer

• Amampondo
• Performer

• Oumou Sangare
• Guitar, Vocals

• Steve Gorn
• Bansuri

• Jerry Gonzalez
• Conga

• Lisandro Meza
• Performer

• W.A. Mathieu
• Liner Notes

• SamulNori
• Kora

• Farafina
• Performer

• Lazaro Ros
• Vocals

• Abdel Gadir Salim
• Singer

• Tarika Sammy
• Performer

• Airto Moreira
• Chimes, Bird Calls, Whistle (Human), Clapping, Conch Shell, Vocals

• Rachel Faro
• Producer, Liner Notes

• George Jinda
• Udu

• Guy Klucevsek
• Performer

• Zydeco Force
• Performer

• Wolfstone
• Performer

• Gordon Duncan
• Bagpipes

• Juan Carlos Abreu
• Percussion, Drums

• Jose Antonio Acosta
• Bass, Keyboards

• Sikiru Adepoju
• Cowbell

• Aquarela Carioca
• Performer

• Steve Berrios
• Drums

• Myriam Betty
• Vocals (Background)

• Mino Cinelu
• Performer

• Sonia Cornuchet
• Keyboards

• Soungalo Coulibaly
• Flute, Maracas, Vocals

• Martin Cradick
• Producer

• Nabintou Diakite
• Choir, Chorus

• Boubacar Diallo
• Guitar

• Baba Diarra
• Balafon, Doudoum'ba

• Abdel Aziz el Mubarak
• Performer

• Frandith
• Choir, Chorus

• Edward Haber
• Technical Director

• Zakir Hussain
• Tabla, Producer, Udu, Liner Notes, Balafon

• Lars Hollmer
• Performer

• Hossam Ramzy
• Performer

• Lucia Huergo
• Keyboards, Saxophone

• Friedemann Josch
• Flute, Keyboards

• Orrin Keepnews
• Producer

• Tiawara Keira
• Doudoum'ba, Talking Drum, Tama

• Marlon Klein
• Percussion, Producer, Keyboards

• Mahama Konaté
• Vocals, Balafon

• Stella Chiweshe
• Performer

• Mickey Hart
• Drums, Drums (Bass), Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals, Producer, Drums (Snare), Liner Notes

• Ali Hassan Kuban
• Vocals, Tars

• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Performer

• Thomas Mapfumo
• Vocals

• Les Têtes Brulées
• Performer

• Papa Wemba
• Performer

• Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Performer

• John Abercrombie
• Guitar (Electric)

• Jorge Dalto
• Producer

• Jack DeJohnette
• Drums, Keyboards, Producer

• Gil Goldstein
• Performer

• Peter Warren
• Bass