Puerto Rico-based ÌFÉ is the musical, visual, and spiritual project of American drummer/producer/singer Otura Mun (born Mark Underwood). Self-described as "future Afro-Caribeña fusion," ÌFÉ's sound is a cross-cultural amalgam that starts with the sonic conversations of Cuban rhumba and adds layers of electronic synth textures, polyrhythmic patterns, and the beating heart of the West African Yoruba religion. After answering a spiritual call in 2012, Mun became a priest (or "babalawo") of the Ifa branch, which would become a heavy influence on ÌFÉ. Fifteen years prior, he was living at home in Hammond, Indiana. He fell in love with Puerto Rico after a chance trip to the island and later relocated in 1999 after the unexpected death of his brother