Anouar Brahem: oud
François Couturier: piano
Klaus Gesing: bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Björn Meyer: bass
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana 
Pietro Mianiti: conductor

Jan Garbarek: tenor and soprano saxophones; Egberto Gismonti: guitars, piano; Charlie Haden: double bass

Jon Balke: piano, keyboards, electronics, tongoné, darbouka, percussion;
Helge Andreas Norbakken: sabar, gorong, djembe, talking drum, shakers, percussion;
Emilie Stoesen Christensen: vocals;
Erland Dahlen: drums;
Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen: poetry reading

Terje Rypdal   Electric Guitar, RMI Keyboard Computer, ARP Synthesizer
Palle Mikkelborg   Trumpet, Flugelhorn, RMI, Tac Piano, Ringmodulator
Sveinung Hovensjø   6-String Electric Bass, 4-String Electric Bass
Jon Christensen   Drums, Percussion
 

Egberto Gismonti   8-String Guitar, Piano, Wood Flutes, Voice
Nana Vasconcelos   Percussion, Berimbau, Corpo, Voice

Mats Edén: violin, viola, Jonas Simonson: flute, alto flute, Odd Hannisdal: violin, Henrik Hannisdal: violin, Marek Konstantynowicz: viola, Morten Hannisdal: violoncello

Charles Lloyd: tenor saxophone, flute, tarogato
Maria Farantouri: voice
Jason Moran: piano
Reuben Rogers: double-bass
Eric Harland: drums
Socratis Sinopoulos: lyra
Takis Farazis: piano

Tora Augestad: vocal; Trygve Seim: saxophones; Frode Haltli: accordion; Svante Henryson: violoncello