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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, L) P% J& D! e9 HThe 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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0 ]. S; N& f, }9 R) U& }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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/ s0 I9 j" c  D' [But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.

9 N9 N/ N0 v1 E# i8 y- h8 F! K: ?"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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