tracks a1, a6, b1 backing vocals Betty Mthombeni
tracks a1, a6, b1 backing vocals Edith Grootboom
tracks a1, a6, b1 backing vocals Ernest Moholmi
tracks a1, a6, b1 backing vocals Katse Semenya
tracks a1, a6, b1 backing vocals Momsie Gwangwa
tracks a1, a6, b1 backing vocals Paul Makgoba
tracks a5, b4, b2 cello George Ricci
conductor Hugh Masekela
tracks a5, b4, b2 flute Bob Donovan
tracks a5, b4, b2 flute Jerome Richardson
tracks a5, b4, b2 flute Seldon Powell
tracks a1, a2, a4 to b3 guitar Kenny Burrell
leader William Salter
tracks a1, a2, a4 to b3 percussion Big Black
tracks a1, a2, a4 to b3 percussion Chief Bey
tracks a1, a2, a4 to b3 percussion Milford Graves
photography by Jim Marshall
photography [cover] Martin Schneider
producer Jim Foglesong
recorded by Mickey Crofford
tracks a4, a2, b3 trumpet Ramapolo
tracks a5, b4, b2 viola Alfred Brown
tracks a5, b4, b2 violin George Ockner
tracks a5, b4, b2 violin Sanford Allen
Recorded At RCA's Studio B
- A2 is in Zulu and written especially for Makeba
- Carol Hall, who wrote Little Bird also wrote Wonders and Things for Makeba
- Khawuyani-Khanyange is a combination of two songs by Makeba and Masuka respectively
- Wind Song was written by a thirteen-year-old, Andrea Jean Saks, of California
- Khuluma is a Mbaqanga
- The group of backing singers are from South Africa

- The liner notes have numerous misspellings for artist names like Stephanne Gollman, Morriss Goldberg, Ernest Mohlomi