{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Guitar virtuoso Mdou Moctar gets political after home country experiences coup","publication_date":"August 29, 2024","summary":"Guitarist Mdou Moctar has been bringing a new kind of music to the world steeped in his cultural heritage. His latest album strikes a decidedly political chord in response to upheaval and a military coup in his home country of Niger. Special correspondent Christopher Booker caught up with Moctar on his tour through the U.S. for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Christopher Booker","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/08\/c7f65947b88b90c3de1f5e945f72b185-desertblues-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}