The African Beat (4097)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Art Blakey — drums, timpani, telegraph drum, gong
Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass
Yusef Lateef — cow horn, flute, tenor saxophone, mbira, oboe
Curtis Fuller — timpani
Chief Bey — double gong, conga, telegraph drum
Robert Crowder — Batá drum, conga
James Ola. Folami — conga
Solomon G. Ilori — vocals, talking drum, pennywhistle
Montego Joe — corboro drum, log drum, bambara drum, double gong
Garvin Masseaux — shekere, African maracas, conga