For May we are celebrating Dionne Williams who is a member of RASPO Steel Orchestra and the Reading Reggae Collective.
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Diago Guisbert Monfort - Spotlight April 2026
This month we celebrate Diago Guisbert Monfort (15) who joined steel band beginners in 2025 and has made amazing progress with RASPO Steel Orchestra.
2025 CultureMix Arts Review
A larger RASPO joins the Notting Hill Carnival parade & launches workshops in Slough. Reggae and Jazzrobeat Collectives continue to thrive.
2024 CultureMix Arts Review
RASPO wins steel band on the road at Notting Hill Carnival and
CultureMix Centre hosts Caribbean events & activities for all ages.
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.
Blue Peter films RASPO Steel Band for BBC
BBC’s Blue Peter films RASPO Childrens Steel Band at the CultureMix Centre in Reading for a Black History Month feature on how steel pans are made.
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.
Bill Withers tribute
CultureMix celebrates the life of Bill Withers with a medley of his songs performed by RASPO, The Reading Reggae Collective and guest singers and players.
Virtual Stage launches Distant Mix Project
An online future proof digital virtual stage to showcase live streamed and pre-recorded events from CultureMix artistes.
RASPO perform on live TV at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018
We were delighted to take part in BBC SPOTY 2018 performing Three Lions with the Lightning Seeds.
2009 CultureMix Review
Read about the 2009 achievements of CultureMix Arts and RASPO Steel Orchestra’s tenth anniversary of performances and events with a Pride of Reading Cultural Award for the Artistic Director.
