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古筝 guzheng is translated as chinese zither. This young man is really very good at it. 1 w) p% \$ k- o/ a
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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./ b0 k/ c7 N+ r' ^
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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.1 ^8 ?/ y0 e. x5 c1 }& I% h: G
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But Barton isn't the person you'd expect to find playing it: He's a young black man.
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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.; o$ v! E# V R( i
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