Backing Vocals, Vocals – Lisa Fischer (tracks: B1, B3, B4)
Bass – Ira Coleman (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B2, B6, B8)
Bass Clarinet – John Ellis (tracks: A7, B3)
Cello – Charles Curtis (tracks: B4), Melissa Meell (tracks: B2), Vincent Ségal* (tracks: A6 to B1, B3, B4, B6)
Conductor, Sounds [Soundscape] – Robert Sadin (tracks: A6, A7, B2, B4, B8)
Drums – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: B1)
Ensemble [Vocal Ensemble] – Stile Antico (tracks: A6)
Frame Drum, Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: A5, B3, B4)
Guitar – Dominic Miller (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A7, B3, B6)
Guitar, Mandolin – Dean Parks (tracks: A2)
Harmonium – David Hartley* (tracks: A3)
Harp, Vocals – Mary Macmaster (tracks: A5, B1, B6)
Horn – John Clark (2) (tracks: A2)
Lute – Edin Karamazov (tracks: B8)
Melodeon – julian Sutton (tracks: A6, B1, B3, B6, B7)
Ney, Oud – Bassam Saba (tracks: A3)
Organ – David Sancious (tracks: B3)
Percussion – Bijan Chemirani (tracks: A3, B3), Cyro Baptista (tracks: A1, B1, B3, B6), Daniel Freedman (tracks: A3), Donald Hay (tracks: A5), Rhani Krija (tracks: A3)
Producer – Robert Sadin
Recorder – Daphna Mor (tracks: A7)
Snare – Daniel Druckman (tracks: B1, B4)
Sopranino Saxophone – Kenny Garrett (tracks: B1)
Trombone – Chris Dudley (tracks: A2)
Trumpet – Brent Madsen (tracks: A2), Chris Botti (tracks: B4), Chris Gekker (tracks: A2), Ibrahim Maalouf (tracks: A1)
Tuba – Leslie Neish (tracks: A2), Marcus Rojas (tracks: A2)
Twelve-String Guitar, Dulcimer [Lap], Mandolin, Mandocello – David Mansfield (tracks: A2, A5, B1)
Viola – Dov Scheindlin (tracks: B9)
Violin – Daniel Hope (tracks: B2, B7), Peter Tickell (tracks: A2), Svetlana Tsovena (tracks: A7)
Violin, Northumbrian Pipes [Northumbrian Smallpipes] – Kathryn Tickell (tracks: A2, A5, A6, B1, B3, B6)
Vocals [Background] – Jasmine Thomas (tracks: A4), Joe Sumner (tracks: A2, A3), The Webb Sisters (tracks: A2, A3)
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Snare [Snare Drum], Lute, Producer – Sting