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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. + F% x0 M6 p/ i
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng2 D% b3 B a. D# [" D
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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.' v& f1 U) [3 d D* k" U
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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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9 e" t7 @7 ^7 M$ pBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.$ l7 X8 F( C8 i4 c- z
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"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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