Dumisani Maraire (drums, shaker, mbira xylophone), Kronos Quartet (string quartet), Said Hakmoun (vocals), Hassan Hakmoun (sentir lute), Radouane Laktib (oud lute), Foday Musa Suso (kora), Hamza El Din (tar), Obo Addy (african drums, african percussion), Dan Pauli (shaker), Terrence Kelly (director), Zakir Hussain (tabla drums), Taraf de Haïdouks (accordion, double bass, cimbalom dulcimer, violin), Kayhan Kalhor (all additional instruments violin), Ziya Tabassian (drums), Ali Jihad Racy (flute), Souhail Kaspar (tar), Martyn Jones (drums), Luanne Warner (marimba), Alejandro Flores (violin, requinto jarocho), Efrén Vargas (vocals), Carlos Garcia (whistle), Rominko Patixtan Patixtan (harp), Pegro Lunes Tak’il Bek'et (guitar), Carmen Gomez Oso (vocals), Xun Perez Hol Cotom (vocals), Rominko Mendez Xik (vocals), Luis Conte (percussion), Gustavo Santaolalla (percussion, additional percussion), Luna Santaolalla (vocals), Ariel Guzik (instruments), Café Tacvba (electric guitar, jarana jarocha guitar, keyboards, programmer, lute), Jamie Papish (riq tambourine, additional musicians), Alim Qasimov Ensemble (vocal & instrumental ensemble), Terry Riley (tambura), Wu Man (electric sitar), Hank Dutt (additional viola), David Harrington (additional musicians), Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Tambuco Percussion Ensemble