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.
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2 K) h' v: j7 Z4 P* W* G* z& Ghttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng

& L0 J1 y8 T- f8 \5 H( i; J8 M! m; [The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a 21-string instrument that resembles a harp, if that harp was played on its side.

Jarrelle 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.
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: h$ B0 i0 }& ~7 c8 c  v  z5 m  tBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.

! C% _- H% C! [0 v) n4 z* w' j"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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