An American musician becomes a master of Guzheng

billzhao

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

3 [  C0 _* U9 G( Ahttps://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng
3 S6 A0 ?) E/ {! t. S
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.

4 |$ F( p2 z% ]. m5 F* vBut Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.

' o0 l& b* V! m4 Z, u"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.

: G* b4 Y$ v& l/ B