{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Mdou Moctar: From Niger to international guitar hero","publication_date":"December 12, 2021","summary":"In the world of music, 'guitar hero' is a title achieved by very few. Now, a new hero has emerged from a remote village in rural Niger to become an international superstar with a 6-string style of his own. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker speaks to Mdou Moctar about his sound and rise to international stardom. ","author_name":"By Christopher Booker","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2021\/12\/3d226873aa90773ce474773ed5779f57-Moctar-clean-1024x576.png","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}