RASPO wins steel band on the road at Notting Hill Carnival and
CultureMix Centre hosts Caribbean events & activities for all ages.
CultureMix Review
2023 CultureMix Arts Review
A year of popular cultural activity and the Black History Month Festival launches at the CultureMix Arts & Music Centre in Reading.
2022 CultureMix Arts Review
For 2022 CultureMix Arts celebrates RASPO’s 25th anniversary and hosts monthly Reggae Friday Open Mic events.
Carnival of the World Returns to Reading
Carnival of the World returned to Reading with live music, dance, RASPO, the Broad St Parade and a 4 metre tall Sea Giant Puppet.
2021 CultureMix Arts Review
The CultureMix Arts & Music Centre opens, more talent joins the Reading Reggae Collective, and RASPO performs live again.
CultureMix Arts & Music Centre opens in Reading UK
The new CultureMix Arts & Music Centre opened on 9 September 2021 at 7 Queens Walk outside the Broad Street Mall.
2020 CultureMix Review
A testing year for CultureMix and RASPO with a global pandemic lockdown, Black Lives Matter rallies, the launch of Distant Mix, the Reading Reggae Collective and a new virtual reality.
2019 CultureMix Review
A year of positive changes for CultureMix with new partnerships, an independent record label, a growing team of music teaching specialists, and a move for RASPO.
2018 CultureMix Review
A momentous first year as an ACE NPO with an international collaboration, Carnival of the World, The Steel Band Festival, TV, and a sad farewell.
2017 CultureMix Review
A third CD from RASPO, an international artist residency in Sri Lanka, a new Business and Administration Manager, and a place on Arts Council England’s National Portfolio.
2016 CultureMix Review
For 2016 CultureMix moved to Reading College launching Carnival of the World with RASPO performances at Notting Hill Carnival and the Royal Albert Hall.
2015 CultureMix Review
2015 saw the launch of the Peace and Love Concerts, the second Schools Steel Band Festival and the continuation of RASPO’s summer carnival project.
