tracks 5 acoustic guitar Eliades Ochoa
bass Orlando "Cachaíto" López
bongos, cowbell, percussion [güiro] Roberto García
chorus Ibrahim Ferrer
chorus Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
chorus Lázaro Villa
congas Angel Terry
tracks 2, 3, 6 congas Miguel "Angá" Díaz
directed by Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
tracks 10 drums Joachim Cooder
tracks 4 flute Joaquín Oliveiras
tracks 4, 5 flute Richard Egües
guiro, claves Alejandro Pichardo Pérez
maracas Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés
mixed by Jerry Boys
piano Rubén González
producer Nick Gold
tracks 1 saxophone Javier Zalba
timbales Amadito Valdés
tracks 6 tres Papi Oviedo
tracks 10 tres Ry Cooder
trombone Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
trumpet Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal
tracks 4 violin Lázaro Ordóñez Enriquez
tracks 6 vocals Cheikh Lô
tracks 2, 6 vocals Ibrahim Ferrer
tracks 4 vocals Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos
tracks 4 vocals Lázaro Villa
Recorded at EGREM Studios, Havana
and Angel Studios, London, 1997-2000

Amadito Vakdés okays Meinl Percussion and Regal Tip Signature model exclusively
Eliades Ochoa appears courtesy of Virgin, Spain
Papi Oviedo appears courtesy of Tumi Records

Cardboard extra cover with sticker.