alto saxophone, bongos, guzheng [ku cheng], flute [bamboo flute], talking drum, percussion, vocals, written-by Bruce Baker
bass guitar [hagstrom], talking drum, harp [ugandan], flute [bamboo], percussion, vocals, producer Kimathi Asante
congas, bongos, strings [rosenbow], percussion, slit drum [guatemalan stick drum], vocals Kenneth Nash
design [front cover], artwork [front cover] Mari Bianca
drums, talking drum, percussion Augusta Lee Collins
engineer Jim Furman
flute, percussion, vocals, piccolo flute Margo Ackamoor
mixed by John Vieria
other [process], design John Dean
photography by [back cover], graphics [logo] Leonard L. White
producer, acoustic bass, vocals Heshima Mark Williams
Recorded At His Master's Wheels
Mixed At Different Fur Studios
The composing of Birth / Speed / Merging Suite was made possible by a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts.

Recorded at His Master's Wheels Studio in November, 1875. Mixed at Different Fur Music.

Special Thanks to: Dan Sarrinen And Gameel Corporation, E.W.B., Sovahn LaBlanc, Edsel Matthews, Kay Van.