An American musician becomes a master of Guzheng

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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it.

9 F6 J5 t2 i% d. i; i1 p- Ehttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng

+ k2 l+ L/ a$ e5 I) d$ MThe guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.
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8 G) H0 {" y- fJarrelle Barton first heard its sound at a public library when he was 13 years old. Soon after, he made his own guzheng using a wooden tea tray and some guitar strings, but eventually convinced his grandmother to buy him one.

But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.

$ C3 ]! U5 ^2 N6 J% R"About, maybe the first year, I was completely self-taught," Barton said, explaining that he had bought some tutorials online — but they were all in Mandarin.

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