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Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez: Bass, composer (5-8, 10-12)
- Junior Dan: Electric bass (3, 8)
- Johnny Neptuno: Tres (9)
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Juan de Marcos González: Tres (10)
- Jose 'Maracaibo' Castañeda: Tres (11)
- Manuel Galbán: Electric guitar
- Tony Remy: Electric guitar (11)
- Miguel "Angá" Díaz: Congas, percussion, composer (8, 11)
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Carlos González: Bongos
- Filiberto Sánchez: Bongos (11)
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Amadito Valdés: Timbales
- Dee Nasty: Decks (5), Scratches (5)
- Alejandro Pichardo: Claves, guiro
- Bigga Morrison: Hammond, clavinet
- Si Burwell: Keyboards (7)
- Roberto Fonseca: Piano (12)
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Yaure Muñiz: Trumpet (7)
- Antonio Leal: Trombone
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Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos: Trombone (2,8)
- Demetrio Muniz: Horn arrangements (3, 5), string arrangements (2, 7, 9)
- Pee Wee Ellis: Horn (4, 10), horn arrangements (4, 10), Hammond (10), tenor sax (10), featuring
- Hugh Masekela: Flugelhorn (8), composer (8), featuring
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Policarpo "Polo" Tamayo: Flute (2, 7)
- Antonio Jiménez: Saxophone
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Rafael "Jimmy" Jenks: Tenor sax (6)
- Javier Zalba: Baritone sax (12)
- Pedro Depestre: Violin (3)
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Ibrahim Ferrer: Vocals (10), featuring
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israel López: Composer (2, 4)
- Anais Cruz: Composer (3)
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Arsenio Rodríguez: Composer (9)
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Lázaro Villa: Composer (10)
- Nick Gold: Liner notes, producer
- Jerry Boys: Engineer recording, mixing, post production, mastering
- Simon Burwell: Assistant engineer, mixing, post production, mastering
- Nick Coplowe: Assistant recording engineer
- EGREM Studios, Havana: Recording studio
- Livingston Studios, London: Recording, mixing and mastering studio
- Tom Leader: Mastering, post production
- House: Design
- Christina Jaspars: Photography
