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Showcase
CultureMix has been running events for many decades, from stages at Womad and Glastonbury to education programmes culminating in carnival events and processions.
We've developed a wonderful archive of images and videos which tell the story of our creative journey in music and the arts. Follow the links on this page to see our gallery of events, international collaborations, RASPO perfomances and workshops.
Past projects and performances include a live appearance on BBC Children in Need Appeal, ITV's Rosie & Jim, CBBC's Level Up, Womad UK, Festival of World Cultures Dublin, London's Notting Hill Carnival, The Cultural Olympiad, and BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
Music for Youth Festival
RASPO's under 21's junior orchestra took part in the Music for Youth Regional Festival. More...
RASPO play Madejski Stadium
RASPO entertained over twenty thousand football fans at Madejski Stadium for the Reading FC v Aston Villa FC game on 9 March 2013 More...
CultureMix Films
CultureMix works with Bespoke Video to create a series of short films to promote the work of the organisation to the corporate and educational sector. More...
Calypso and Carols - Christmas Concerts
Each Christmas RASPO entertains festive shoppers in Reading Berkshire at an outdoor fundraising concert of Calypso & Carols. More...
RASPO at Royal Albert Hall - BBC Proms
RASPO joins the BBC Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus led by director Lincoln Abbots and musical arranger Jason Yarde for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall. More...
SHOWTIME Tour - London 2012 Festival
Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra's SHOWTIME tour of London boroughs during the Olympic Games launched TASPO to RASPO, a musical show charting the growth of steel pan music in the UK. More...
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A second CD for RASPO - RASPO Rhythms
'RASPO Rhythms' is the second CD offering from Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra. Endorsed by pan royalty Sterling Betancourt MBE with a review from BBC Berkshire's Louise Chandler More...
Giant Olympic Rings Launched
Giant Olympic rings measuring 11m high were launched near Tower Bridge on the River Thames by Mayor of London Boris Johnson to mark 150 days until the Olympic Games.
Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra (RASPO) and Akademi Dhol drummers provided entertainment for the celebration. More...
TASPO to RASPO Exhibition
Arts organisation Jelly's Open for Art project offers artists exhibition space in empty shop windows. TASPO to RASPO is a CultureMix display portraying the journey of the steel pan from Trinidad to the UK. More...
RASPO at Notting Hill Carnival 2011 - UK Steelband Championship Review
RASPO once again took part in the National UK Panorama Steelband Championship and London's Notting Hill Carnival. This time with sixteen players from Aberdeen's Bucksburn Academy and a young arranger from New York City. More...
Royal Wedding Street Party
RASPO Steel Orchestra brought a carnival atmosphere to The Sands End Royal Wedding street party celebration in Fulham. More...
RASPO @ The Hexagon
See images and video of RASPO's Hexagon show 'Pan on Fire' featuring Exception, Massango and a performance of 'Pan on Fire' More...
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RASPO at Notting Hill Carnival 2010 - UK Steelband Championship Review
Watch videos and read about RASPO's adventure over August Bank Holiday at Notting Hill Carnival's UK Panorama Steelband Championships and Children's Day Band on the Road procession. More...
YouTube Steelbands Playlist
Choose videos of RASPO and other steel bands quickly and easily from our YouTube playlist. More...
Festival of World Cultures - Dublin - RASPO Steel Orchestra
RASPO Steel Orchestra travelled to Dublin to perform and run workshops at the DLR Festival of World Cultures. See pics and watch video footage of this exciting trip. More...
Luton International Carnival 2010 - RASPO open on Main Stage
Watch video and see pics from RASPO's performance at Luton International Carnival. More...
Pan Fever - Reading Concert Hall
See photos of RASPO's presentation of the family musical show Pan Fever at the Concert Hall in Reading as part of Black History Month. Featuring Tanisha Walker on saxophone, Slough All Stars and Michael 'Bubbles' Oliviere's new 20th Century Steel Band.
RASPO @ WOMAD 2009 - Show Review
RASPO Steel Orchestra reached new heights with their well received performance at WOMAD's Charlton Park festival in Wiltshire on 25 July 2009. Artistic director Mary Genis tells the story. View photos and watch video clips. More...
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RASPO join Mangrove Panorama 2009
RASPO's Mary Genis joined Mangrove for the 2009 UK Panorama Steelband Championships in Hyde Park. More...
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Culture Mix Live Showcase
Watch RASPO tenor player Tanisha play Blue Moon on saxophone with RASPO, plus the finale performance Sugar Boom Boom with guest vocalist Bubbles at the 2009 Culture Mix Live Showcase. More...
Abolition of Slavery - ITV
RASPO feature in ITV's programme celebrating the 200th anniversary of Parliament abolishing the Transatlantic Slave Trade. More...
The Oracle Riverside - ITV
Thirty piece orchestra RASPO PANtastic perform at the Oracle Riverside in Reading. More...
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RASPO in the Media
TV Radio and Press
See images of RASPO's past performances including ITV's Rosie and Jim and BBC's Children in Need Appeal. Watch ITV coverage of RASPO joining Mangrove to rehearse for Panorama 2007 - The UK Steel Band Championships.
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RASPO join Mangrove Panorama 2007
RASPO perform for the first time at the UK Panorama Steelband Championship in Hyde Park More...
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Children's Carnival Procession
School education workshops
Photo Gallery: CultureMix works with schools across the UK to create a carnival experience. Workshops in costume and mask making, flag and banners, percussion making, and steel pan music create the ingredients for a carnival parade involving the whole school and surrounding communities.
Carnival in Brazil - Afro Brasilian percussion meets Steel Pan
In 2006 CultureMix's artistic director received an Arts Council England award to study carnival music in NE Brasil. More...
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BBC Children in Need
RASPO represent the South to perform a live Abba Medley for BBC's Millennium Children in Need Appeal broadcast to 18m people.
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Rosie & Jim - ITV
RASPO perform with children's favourites Rosie & Jim to explain The Steel Band More...
"Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits."
Article 27
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Calendar of Events
Go to the RASPO Calendar for a list of Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra's live performances and related events.
Go to the Events Archive page to view a list of past RASPO performances.
RASPO MySpace Audio
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RASPO play a varied repertoire of music to suit any event or function. From a typical Lord Kitchener calypso, to the popular classic'Can You Feel It' by The Jackson Five, RASPO performances are an ideal showcase for the talented young players.
Listen to RASPO audio on MySpace
