Dendê: lead voice on all tracks; bacurinha & timbal on track 1; surdo virado & timbal on track 2; cowbell, congas, guiro & jamblock on track 3; surdo virado on track 5; caxambu, atabaque, xequêrê, jamblock & agôgô on track 6; timbal, surdo & bacurinha on track 7; facão on track 8; congas, tamborims, bacurinhas, timbais & pandeiro on track 9; bongo, congas, timbales, timbal, cowbell & guiro on track 10; talking drum, xequêrê & cowbell on track 11; alfaias, caixa, agôgô & pandeiro on track 12; all instruments (made from recycled material) on track 13
Bruno Michel: electric guitar on all tracks
Hank Schroy: bass on all tracks
Marcus Gaspar: keyboard on all tracks
Vandinho Carvalho: drums on all tracks
Marivaldo dos Santos: timbal on track 1; timbal & cowbell on track 7
George Negão: três surdos on tracks 1, 2 & 7; surdo on tracks 9 & 12
Kinho Santos: timbal on track 1; sabar, talking drums & djembe on track 11; cuíca on track 12
Ivanzinho: panelas on track 1
Livio Almeida: flute on tracks 1, 4 & 8; sax on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9 & 12
Melvin Gibbs: bass on track 2
Meia Noite: congas on track 2
Gerson Silva: electric guitars on tracks 2 & 6
Adam O'Farrill: trumpet on tracks 2, 7 & 9
Robert Stringer: trombone on tracks 2, 7 & 9
Magary Lord: vocals on tracks 2 & 9
Davi Vieira: zabumba, triangle, recorecoshake & jamblock on track 4
Firmo do Acordeon: accordion on track 4
Luizinho do Gêge: rumpi & effects on track 5
Kainã do Gêge: rum & surdo virado on track 5
Leslie Macêdo: surdo virado on track 5
Bira Reis: effects on track 5
Yasmin Reis: effects on track 5
Silvain Leroux: fula flute on tracks 5 & 11
David Cordeiro: electric guitar on tracks 7, 8 & 11
Johnson do Cavaco: cavaquinho on tracks 9 & 12
Mikael Mutti: keyboards on track 9
Vinicius Cantuária: lead vocals & electric guitar on track 10
Graham Haynes: cornet on track 10
Tony Mola: pau de chuva, tamborims & repique on track 12
Mestre Mario Paim, Patinho Axé & Vinícius Mioca (Ilê Aiyê and Tambores do Mundo) and Anderson do Samba Sousa (Tambor de Corda): três surdos, repique, timbal, background vocals & handclaps on track 8

Track 1: Popó, Paulinha, Magda, Soneca, David Cordeiro, Grace Zinnel & Leslie Macêdo
Track 5: Mãe India do Gêge, Bete Bogum, Dendê & Leslie Macêdo

Here's a sample track from Back to Bahia. This is Dendê's composition “Como Começou.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Website: Mamadêlê Productions

Hamilton de Holanda: 10-string mandolin
André Mehmari: piano

Egberto Gismonti: guitar on track 9
Hermeto Pascoal: Fender Rhodes piano & percussion on track 16

Here's a sample track from GismontiPascoal. This is Egberto Gismonti's composition “Frevo.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Websites: www.hamiltondeholanda.com and
www.andremehmari.com.br
Record label: Adventure Music

Benjamim Taubkin: piano
Adriano Adewale: percussion

Here's a sample track from The Vortex Sessions. This is “Berimbau” composed by Benjamim Taubkin and Adriano Adewale. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Websites: www.facebook.com/benjamimtaubkin and
www.myspace.com/adrianoadewale
Record label: Adventure Music