A free public reception will serve to launch an album featuring music professor Nicholas Papador, on Friday, Nov. 8.

The Marassa Duo, Dr. Papador and James Armstrong, plays a hybrid of classical percussion chamber music and Afro-Caribbean performance traditions.

The launch event promises a performance by Papador joined by his percussion studio and alumni of the School of Creative Arts. Papador will also give a short presentation about the Marassa Duo and the group’s accomplishments over its 15 years as a performance-as-research project.

It will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Multimedia Studio, Alan Wildeman Centre for Creative Arts, 160 Freedom Way. Find more details on the event website.