DESCRIPTION:
Acoustic Guitar – Eliades Ochoa (tracks: 5)
Bass – Orlando "Cachaíto" López
Bongos, Cowbell, Percussion [Güiro] – Roberto García
Chorus – Ibrahim Ferrer, Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos, Lázaro Villa
Congas – Angel Terry, Miguel "Angá" Díaz (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Directed By – Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
Drums – Joachim Cooder (tracks: 10)
Flute – Joaquín Oliveiras (tracks: 4), Richard Egües (tracks: 4, 5)
Guiro, Claves – Alejandro Pichardo Perez*
Maracas – Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés
Mixed By – Jerry Boys
Piano – Rubén González
Producer – Nick Gold
Saxophone – Javier Zalba (tracks: 1)
Timbales – Amadito Valdés
Tres – Papi Oviedo (tracks: 6), Ry Cooder (tracks: 10)
Trombone – Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
Trumpet – Mañuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal*
Violin – Lázaro Ordóñez Enriquez (tracks: 4)
Vocals – Cheikh Lô (tracks: 6), Ibrahim Ferrer (tracks: 2, 6), Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos (tracks: 4), Lázaro Villa (tracks: 4)