baritone saxophone, sopranino saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, synthesizer [dx7], vocals Manu Dibango
tracks a2, a3, a4, b2 bass Michel Alibo
tracks b1 - makossa '87 bass Robbie Shakespeare
tracks b1 - makossa '87 bass guitar Bootsy Collins
tracks b1 - makossa '87 bata, bells Daniel Ponce
tracks a3, b2 bugle, trumpet Hugh Masekela
cover Jean-Félix Galletti
tracks b1 - makossa '87 drum programming Nicky Skopelitis
tracks b3 drums Brice Wassy
tracks a1, b4 drums Valery Lobe
tracks b1 - makossa '87 drums [simmons drums] Sly Dunbar
tracks a2, a3, a4, b2 drums, percussion Paco Sery
tracks a2, a3, a4, b2 keyboards Ray Lema
tracks a2, a3, a4, b2 keyboards Stéphane Joly
tracks b4 lead guitar Paul Personne
tracks b1 - makossa '87 mastered by Howie Weinberg
tracks a3 mbira [sanza] Brice Wassy
tracks a3 percussion Adama Dramé
photography by Bernard Matussière
tracks b1 - makossa '87 piano Herbie Hancock
tracks b1 - makossa '87 + all tracks producer Bill Laswell
tracks all tracks producer Manu Dibango
tracks b1 - makossa '87 production manager Michael Knuth
tracks b1 - makossa '87 recorded by [assistant] Peter Sturge
tracks b1 - makossa '87 recorded by, mixed by Robert Musso
tracks b1 - makossa '87 saxophone, vocals Manu Dibango
tracks b1 - makossa '87 synthesizer Bernie Worrell
tracks a3, b2 trombone Yoro Gueye
tracks a2, b2 trumpet Segona Peter Tholo
tracks b1 - makossa '87 turntables D.St.
tracks b4 violin Didier Lockwood
Recorded At Quad Recording Studios
Mastered At Masterdisk
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