Alto Saxophone – Dan Scofield (tracks: 3), Julian Pressley (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Artwork [Cover] – Joe Kuhn*
Bass – Matt Engle (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 9)
Bata [Itotelele] – Baba Joe Bryant (tracks: 2), Chuckie Joseph (tracks: 1), Edwin Lopez (4) (tracks: 3), Kevin Diehl (tracks: 5), Adwoa Tacheampong Joseph* (tracks: 9)
Bata [Iya] – Chuckie Joseph (tracks: 3, 5, 9), Kevin Diehl (tracks: 1, 2)
Bata [Okonkolo] – Kevin Diehl (tracks: 9), Adwoa Tacheampong Joseph* (tracks: 1), Shawn Dade Beckett (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
Cello – Jon Barrios (tracks: 3, 8)
Commissioned By – Ars Nova Workshop For Performance* (tracks: 3)
Congas – Chuckie Joseph (tracks: 4, 7)
Cornet – Todd Margasak (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 9)
Coro – Bankole Olálèyè (tracks: 5), Monique Temitope Carter-Beckett (tracks: 5), Shawn Dade Beckett(tracks: 5)
Cuatro – Jon Barrios (tracks: 1)
Drum Programming, Loops – Kevin Diehl (tracks: 1)
Drums [Drumkit] – Kevin Diehl (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Flute – Terry Lawson (tracks: 1, 3)
Guitar – D. Hotep* (tracks: 2), Travis Woodson (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Harmony Vocals – Chuckie Joseph (tracks: 2)
Keyboards – Bill Moos (tracks: 2)
Lead Vocals – Olufemi Mitchell* (tracks: 2, 5)
Percussion – Kevin Diehl (tracks: 7), Tom Lowery (tracks: 2)
Producer – Jim Hamilton, Kevin Diehl
Recorded By – Jim Hamilton
Tenor Saxophone – Bryan Rogers (tracks: 2), Terry Lawson (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Trombone – Connor Przybyszewski (tracks: 2), Dan Blacksberg (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 9)
Written-By – Chuckie Joseph (tracks: 4), Jon Barrios (tracks: 8), Kevin Diehl (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 9), Traditional (tracks: 9), Travis Woodson (tracks: 8)