tracks 5, 9 acoustic guitar Afel Bocoum
acoustic guitar Ali Farka Touré
tracks 2 to 4, 10 backing vocals [chorus] Djeneba Doukoure
tracks 2 to 4, 10 backing vocals [chorus] Fatoumata Traore
tracks 2 to 4, 10 backing vocals [chorus] Hamidou Sare
tracks 1, 2 , 5, 6, 8 to 10 backing vocals [chorus] Hamma Sankare
tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 djembe Souleye Kane
electric guitar Ali Farka Touré
engineer [assistant recording] Yves Wernert
tracks 2, 10 guitar [njurkle traditional guitar] Yoro Cisse
liner notes Nick Gold
mastered by Jerry Boys
mastered by Tom Leader
mixed by Jerry Boys
mixed by [additional mixing] Simon Burwell
tracks 4 percussion Ali Farka Touré
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 to 10 percussion [calabash] Hamma Sankare
producer Nick Gold
recorded by Jerry Boys
recorded by [additional recording] Nick Robbins
tracks 9 violin [njarka] Ali Farka Touré
tracks 2, 4, 10 violin [njarka] Guidado Diallo
tracks 5, 9 vocals Afel Bocoum
vocals Ali Farka Touré
Recorded in Niafunké, Mali