BIOGRAPHIES

Abiola Adewole Chief FAMA Omialadora Ajamu Sarahn Henderson

Ayoka Abiomi Lanloke Onikepo Songobunmi Makinde L’dia Men-Na’a

Olomide Ogunlano Oyafunmike Ogunlano Kenneth “The Wiz” Reeves

Eshe Riviears Joy Scott Wanique Shabazz Ayobunmi Songode Alajoye Songofemi

Chief/ Ms ‘Farounbi Aina Mosunmola Adewole-Somadhi (Chief FAMA)

Keynote speaker

Born in 1953 at Emure Ile, Ondo State of Nigeria. She was a founding member of Orunmila Youngsters International, Nigeria before moving to California, U.S.A. in 1990. She graduated from California State University, San Bernardino with B.A. Degree in English (Creative Writing).

In furtherance of her continued service to Ifa, outside the shores of Yorubaland, a group of Babalawos in Ayetoro town, Egbado area of Ogun State of Yorubaland, decided in 1991 to give Chief FAMA another honorary title, the Iyanifa AWO of Ayetoro. Her first title, Iyaloja Awo, was given by a group of Ifa Priests from an Ifa Temple in Isale Oyo, Oyo town of Yorubaland. 

Chief FAMA has written five dynamic books on Ifa/Orisa Worship and Yoruba culture. The books are: (1) Fundamentals of the Yoruba Religion (Orisa Worship) regarded as the bible of Ifa, (2) Sixteen Mythological Stories of Ifa (Itan Ifa Merindinlogun), (3) FAMA's EDE AWO (Orisa Yoruba Dictionary), (4) 1000+ (African) Orisa Yoruba Names and (5) The Ritual, a novella that details the influence of Orisa worship on the cultural aspect of Yoruba life.  You can buy her books at IleOrunmila.com, amazon.com, Ebay and Barnes & Noble.

She is the CEO of Ile Orunmila Communications, publishers of Ifa/Orisa books and the only newspaper on Ifa/Orisa--Odidere Orunmila Gazette. She can be reached at IleOrunmila@aol.com; or email her at FSOrunmila@aol.com.