- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( vocals )
- David Sancious ( organ (Hammond) )
- Peter G. Hanson ( violin )
- Adzido ( percussion )
- Sherry Carter ( wails )
- Shankar ( double violin )
- Dinah Beamish ( cello )
- Mark Berrow ( violin )
- Roger Chase ( viola )
- Stephen Hague ( drums )
- Sally Herbert ( violin )
- Hossam Ramzy ( Finger cymbals )
- Nick Ingham ( string arrangements )
- Manu Katche ( drums )
- Chris Lawrence ( double bass )
- Martin Loveday ( cello )
- James McNally ( Bodhran )
- Anthony Pleeth ( cello )
- Dmitri Pokrovsky ( Kaliuka )
- Jocelyn Pook ( viola )
- David Rhodes ( guitar (acoustic), guitar, percussion, arranger, Gong, guitar (electric), stick, vocals, vocals (background), Didjeridu, Berimbau, Surdo, producer, shaker, mixing, keyboard bass )
- Robert Smissen ( viola )
- Assane Thaim ( talking drum )
- Cathy Thompson ( violin )
- Chris Tombling ( violin )
- Gavyn Wright ( violin )
- Fenella Barton ( violin )
- Mary Scully ( double bass )
- Ben Chappell ( cello )
- Peter Lale ( viola )
- Duchess Nell Catchpole ( violin )
- Electra strings ( strings )
- Babacar Faye ( Djembe )
- Patrick Kiernan ( violin )
- Boguslaw Kostecki ( violin )
- Doudou N'Daiye Rose ( African drums )
- Jackie Shave ( violin )
- Benet Houariyat ( vocals )
- David Daniels ( cello )
- Richard Chappell ( tambourine )
- Ged Lynch ( percussion, drums, Tom-Tom )
- Johnny Kalsi ( drums, sound effects )
- Julian Leaper ( violin )
- Donald McVay ( viola )
- Claire Orsler ( viola )
- Antonia Fuchs ( violin )
- Chuck Norman ( keyboards, programming )
- Jacqueline Norrie ( violin )
- Dhol Foundation ( drums )