Friday, February 17, 6:00 pm, Franklin Center Gallery and Room 130/132
Wesley Nóog is a Brazilian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. With a 20+ year career and 7 albums recorded, he is one of the most respected Samba-Soul artists in Brazil today. Since moving to the USA in 2021, Wesley has participated in various shows as a solo artist, singing and playing guitar and cavaquinho or accompanied by a band playing his original compositions, a unique mix of Brazilian samba with American soul, as well as samba, bossa nova, and tropicalismo standards.
Conference participants will have the opportunity to view the exhibit Patrimonio/Heritage in the Franklin Center Gallery. It features a series of drawings on llanchama (Amazonian tree bark) by Peruvian/American artist Renzo Ortega. The artist will be present during the conference reception.