McCoy Tyner - piano, wooden flute
Andrew White - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4), oboe (tracks 5-7)
Ted Dunbar - guitar (tracks 1-4)
Buster Williams - bass (tracks 1-4)
Billy Hart - drums, African percussion (tracks 1-4)
Mtume - congas, percussion (tracks 1-4)
"Songai" Sandra Smith - vocals (tracks 1-2)
Herbie Lewis - bass (tracks 5-7)
Freddie Waits - drums, timpani, chimes (tracks 5-7)
Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute (tracks 5-7)
Gary Bartz - alto sax, soprano sax (tracks 5-7)