PANWEST CARIBBEAN STEELPAN MUSIC ACADEMY was launched on August 18th 2012 in THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA with a focus on bringing the magic of the STEELPAN to students of EVERY age. This is the first STEELPAN ACADEMY to be established as a commercial, brick and mortar center in the history of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

(SALAH'S STEELPAN ACADEMY in Montreal was the first steelpan academy in the history of NORTH AMERICA.)

 
The Musical Director is Harry Best, who has been teaching, playing and marketing STEELDRUM MUSIC up and down the coast of California for over FORTY YEARS.
 
The ACADEMY/MUSIC CENTER is located at 10855 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 -- 15 minutes outside the city of San Francisco which has proven to be fertile ground for the growth of this instrument. Over SEVEN MILLION people across California have been introduced to STEELPAN MUSIC since the first steelband was formed in San Francisco in 1973.
 
PANWEST CARIBBEAN STEELPAN MUSIC CENTER is dedicated to enlightening music students to their own musical potential using the CARIBBEAN STEELPAN as a choice instrument. It is the hope of PanWest CSMC to awaken each student to their own wonderful musical potential and by doing so adding harmony to this world while taking the CARIBBEAN STEELPAN across borders worldwide.
 
Harry Best can be reached at 510 222-1123 or 510 407-1796 and his email address is coconuthut@msn.com -- for more information.

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  • Brother Claude: Yuh have to cock up yuh foot and laff fuh so. Guidance Dr. Lance Seunarine

  • Greetings Best of luck to Brother Best for spearheading the education of pan on the West coast. Guidance Dr. Lance Seunarine

    • Thanks Dr. Lance!!! I got your books in the mail today and I started reading them!!!

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