Artwork – Iwant Design
Backing Vocals, Guiro, Leader – Juan De Marcos González
Bass – Orlando ‘Cachaíto’ López*, Salvador Repilado*
Bongos, Cowbell, Guiro – Roberto García
Congas – Angel ‘Terry’ Domech*
Cover – Jon Smith (13), Iwant Design
Drums, Percussion – Joachim Cooder
Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Joshua Smith
Executive-Producer – Nick Gold
Guitar – Benito Suárez Magana*, Ry Cooder
Guitar, Vocals – Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa
Laúd [Laoud] – Barbarito Torres
Leader [For Rubén González], Trombone – Jesús ‘Agauje’ Ramos*
Maracas, Backing Vocals – Alberto “Virgilio” Valdés
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Martin Pradler
Photography By – Donata Wenders, Ebet Roberts, Geraint Lewis, Jon Smith (13), Susan Titelman
Piano – Rubén González
Producer – Ry Cooder
Recorded By – Jerry Boys, John Bates, John Harris, Randy Ezratty
Sleeve Notes – Nigel Williamson
Timbales – Amadito Valdés
Trumpet – Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal, Octavio Calderón
Vocals – Hugo Garzón, Ibrahim Ferrer, Manuel ‘Puntillita’ Licea, Omara Portuondo, Pío Leyva