Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, violin; John Sherba, violin; Hank Dutt, viola; Sunny Yang, cello (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10, 12); Joan Jeanrenaud, cello (tracks 11, 14, 15); Jennifer Culp, cello (tracks 6, 13); Jeffrey Zeigler, cello (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9);
with: Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ, đàn Tranh (4); Tony MacMahon, accordion (6); Wu Man, pipa (7, 13); Homayun Sakhi, rubab (9); Salar Nader, table (9); Abbos Kosimov, doyra, qayraq (9); Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Dora Hristova, conductor (11); Asha Bhosle, vocals (13); Zakir Hussain, tabla (13); Astor Piazzolla, bandoneón (14); Don Walser and The Pure Texas Band (15): Don Walser, vocals; Phillip Fajardo, drums; Howard Kalish, fiddle, electric guitar; Scott Walls, steel guitar; Don Keeling, bass