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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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https://www.mprnews.org/story/20 ... playing-the-guzheng0 _6 M0 a2 q8 D, i* Y4 x7 H+ _
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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.7 G; P9 T( v1 n) N7 y
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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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) q1 A" f) P- G/ u9 ?But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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5 h+ m. r# W) f7 T"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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