Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Thierno Koite
Art Direction – Christopher Austopchuk
Backing Vocals – Ousseynou Ndiaye
Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Co-producer – Habib Faye
Design – Nicky Lindeman
Djembe, Drums [Sabar], Percussion [Other Senegalese Percussion], Backing Vocals – Babacar (Mbaye Dieye) Faye*
Drums – Fallilou (Gallas) Niang*
Engineer [Assistant Mixing] – Axel G. Niehaus*
Engineer [Assistant] – Mamadou N’Dour, N’Diaga N’Dour
Executive-Producer – Lisa Jackson (2), Spike Lee, Thomas Rome
Keyboards – Ibrahima Cissé
Keyboards, Co-producer – Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Lead Guitar – Mamadou (Jimi) Mbaye*
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Leader, Producer – Youssou N’Dour
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Photography By – Anthony Barboza, Karen N’Dour, Michel Bocandé
Producer [Associate Producer], Recorded By, Mixed By – Michel Sauvage
Rhythm Guitar – Pape Oumar Ngom
Talking Drum [Tama] – Assane Thiam
Technician [Chief Technician] – Mark Richardson (31)
Technician [Technical Assistant] – Ousseynou Ndoye
Tenor Saxophone – Issa Cissocko*