Ibrahim Ferrer, vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 14), backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8), claves (tracks: 6, 13) • Compay Segundo, vocals (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 11, 14), guitar (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14) • Juan de Marcos González, backing vocals (tracks: 2, 8, 9), conductor (tracks: 3, 9) • Eliades Ochoa, vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9), guitar (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 9, 11) • Ry Cooder, guitar (tracks: 1 to 7, 11 to 13), mbira (tracks: 1, 8) • Rubén González, keyboards (tracks: 4 to 6, 11 to 14) • Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea, vocals (tracks: 3, 14), backing vocals (tracks: 2, 9) • Orlando "Cachaíto" López, double bass (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 14) • Mañuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, trumpet (tracks: 1 to 6, 9, 11) • Carlos González, bongos (tracks: 1, 3, 9) • Lázaro Villa, congas (tracks: 5, 12), guiro (tracks: 4, 13) • Carlos González, cowbell (tracks: 3, 9) • Joachim Cooder, dumbek (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 to 11), udu (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8, 13) • Barbarito Torres, laúd (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 11) • Alberto Valdés, maracas (tracks: 1 to 9, 12, 13) • Alberto Valdés, backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 9) • Luis Barzaga, backing vocals(tracks: 2, 3, 9) Chan Chan • De Camino a La Vereda • El Cuarto De Tula • Pueblo Nuevo • Dos Gardenias • ¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? • Veinte Anos • El Carretero • Candela • Amor De Loca Juventud • Orgullecida • Murmullo • Buena Vista Social Club • La Bayamesa