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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

Kendrick School Reading Music for Youth Regional Festival 2013

Music for Youth Festival

RASPO's under 21's junior orchestra took part in the Music for Youth Regional Festival. More...

RASPO at Madejski Stadium - Reading FC v Aston Villa FC

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...

Filming 'The Steel Band - how it works' in Forbury Gardens

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...

RASPO Steel Orchestra Junior Aisha

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 the Royal Albert Hall

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...

RASPO dancer Monica Cabral at Showtime BT London Live site in Victoria Park 8 August 2012

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...

RASPO Rhythms CD cover

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...

Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra and Giant Olympic Rings on River Thames 28 February 2012

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 Open for Art Exhibition in Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire

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...

Iman Pascall with RASPO Steel Orchestra

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...

RASPO at Fulham's Royal Wedding street party

Royal Wedding Street Party

RASPO Steel Orchestra brought a carnival atmosphere to The Sands End Royal Wedding street party celebration in Fulham. More...

Zash on bass at The Hexagon

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...

Paul on bass

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...

Hugh Borde & Tripoli

YouTube Steelbands Playlist

Choose videos of RASPO and other steel bands quickly and easily from our YouTube playlist. More...

DLR Festival of World Cultures Brochure cover

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...

Wire panman

Luton International Carnival 2010 - RASPO open on Main Stage

Watch video and see pics from RASPO's performance at Luton International Carnival. More...

Zash Womad09

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...

Mary with Mangrove for Panorama 2009 in Hyde Park

RASPO join Mangrove Panorama 2009

RASPO's Mary Genis joined Mangrove for the 2009 UK Panorama Steelband Championships in Hyde Park. More...

Lord Kitch

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...

RASPO 2020 Vision BBC

Black History Month - ITV

RASPO rehearse for the Engine Room Collective event. More...

BBC Politics Show cameraman

RASPO's 2020 Vision - BBC

RASPO play Sway for the BBC's Politics Show More...

Kisha

Abolition of Slavery - ITV

RASPO feature in ITV's programme celebrating the 200th anniversary of Parliament abolishing the Transatlantic Slave Trade. More...

RASPO Oracle

The Oracle Riverside - ITV

Thirty piece orchestra RASPO PANtastic perform at the Oracle Riverside in Reading. More...

Jessica CBBC Level Up

Level Up - CBBC - About Steel Pan

RASPO play Can U Feel It for CBBC's Level Up programme More...

Len Boogsie Sharpe

RASPO join Mangrove Panorama 2007

RASPO perform for the first time at the UK Panorama Steelband Championship in Hyde Park More...

Yle de Egba on stage at Cena Brasil 2006

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...

Claire and Ottavia BBC Children in Need 2000

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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Dee and Ailsa with Rosie of Rosie and Jim

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

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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

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