Summary: Sometimes the most ardent efforts to build a successful arts career lead to nought. Sometimes simply doing your own thing leads to doors opening apparently wthout any effort. It's fickle. Meet Walter Kitundu. Originally from Tanzania he brings magic to whatever he touches; phonograph needles attached to strings suggest a Post-Modern Kora, the concept of Turntable is extrapolated to the nth degree, his instruments are gorgeous additions to any gallery, and when he points his camera at a bird, people look. Philip Blackburn talks with Walter in this two-part conversation about his charmed existence and life as a grand improvisation in the wilderness. The Bay Area portion of Measure for Measure is supported by the Hewlett Foundation.
