With an extensive repertoire of traditional socas, calypsos, beguines, and other styles, the Panhandlers have become a mainstay at a number of Bay Area events, including the San Francisco Aids Walk, numerous community concert series, and the annual Pan in the Schools Jamboree, a day long festival for elementary and high school steel bands. In 2002, the group became the “unofficial steel band” of the San Francisco Giants, when they were invited to perform at the Playoffs and World Series at Pacific Bell Park.

The CSM Panhandlers have recorded 4 CDs, to date - all of which have been enthusiastically applauded by the steel pan community and the general public. Their recordings feature original compositions by renowned composers, fresh arrangements of classics, and innovative treatments of popular songs.

“David Rudder, Andy Narell, Pan Ramajay, and The Chabot Panhandlers . . . take calypso to the rest of the world . . . bringing messages of racial unity and political awareness . . . creating an exciting pan-Caribbean sound.” Dirk Richardson East Bay Express, Oakland, CA, Sept. 8, 2000