Walter Kitundu

Walter Kitundu is a musical instrument builder, graphic artist, and musical composer from San Francisco, California.

Biography

Kitundu was born in Rochester, Minnesota and spent his early years in Tanzania. He returned to Minnesota from age 8 to 25, then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in approximately 1998. He currently lives in the Western Addition neighborhood.cite news|title=MacArthur awarded to Walter Kitundu|author=Sam Whiting|date=2008-09-23|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/23/DD9I131DPI.DTL]

Career and Works

hired Kitundu as their "instrument builder in residence". In addition to a phonoharp he also built a "phonoharp" for each of the quartet's members.

As of 2008 Kitundu is a "Multimedia Artist" with the Exploratorium, artist in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts, and a Distinguished visiting professor of "Wood Arts" at the California College of the Arts.

Kitundu is also a well-known wildlife photographer, with a specialty in hawks and other raptors.

Awards

In September 2008, Kitundu won a MacArthur fellowship.

References

External links

[http://www.kitundu.com/ kitundu.com] - professional website