- Simon Emmerson (guitar, production)
- N'Faly Kouyate (kora, balaphon, ngoma drums, vocals)
- Moussa Sissokho (djembe, talking drum)
- James McNally (Bodhrán, accordion, whistle)
- Johnny Kalsi (Dhol Foundation bandleader; Dhol)
- Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals)
- Emer Mayock (tin whistle, flute, uillean pipes)
- Martin Russell (keyboards, producing, engineering, programming)
- Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Pete Lockett, Sinéad O'Connor, Pina Kollar, Dorothee Munyaneza, Sevara Nazarkhan, Simon Massey, Jesse Cook, Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, Mundy, Demba Barry, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Ciarán Tourish of Altan, Ronan Browne, Michael McGoldrick, Myrdhin, Shooglenifty, Mairead Nesbitt, Davy Spillane, Jonas Bruce, Heather Nova, Julie Murphy and Ayub Ogada.