Accordion – Marc Berthoumieux (tracks: 6, 7)
Acoustic Guitar – Toninho Horta (tracks: 7, 12)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Aaron Heick (tracks: 4, 7)
Arranged By [Strings], Orchestrated By – Gil Goldstein (tracks: 8)
Cello – Dave Eggar (tracks: 8), Max Mandel (tracks: 8), Richard Locker (tracks: 8)
Drums – Ari Hoenig (tracks: 5), Nathaniel Townsley* (tracks: 1), Vinnie Colaiuta (tracks: 2, 4)
Electric Guitar – Mike Stern (tracks: 2)
Flute – Marcelo Martins
Keyboards – Atn Stadwijk (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Lead Vocals – Susheela Raman (tracks: 1)
Lead Vocals, Vocals – Djavan (tracks: 7)
Lead Vocals, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion, Mbira – Richard Bona
Percussion – Luisito Quintero (tracks: 6), Marcos Souzano (tracks: 1, 7, 11, 12)
Piano – Atn Stadwijk* (tracks: 3), George Colligan (tracks: 5), Osmany Paredes (tracks: 6, 12)
Producer – Richard Bona
Rap – Davi Vieira (tracks: 1)
Tres – Aquiles Baez (tracks: 6)
Trumpet – Barry Danielian (tracks: 4, 7)
Viola – Lois Martin (tracks: 8)
Violin – Belinda Whitney (tracks: 8), Conrad Harris (tracks: 8), Joyce Hammann (tracks: 8), Tom Chiu (tracks: 8)
Written-By – Richard Bona (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 14)

EmArcy – 9833457
Universal Music Jazz France – 9833457
Universal – 9833457