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Best Bay Area Music of 2025 With Special Live in Studio Performances

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From left to right: Jeff Klein, Nadia Aquil and Noam Teyssier of Arts and Crafts.

Airdate: Friday, December 12 at 9 AM

We’ll look back at KQED’s Best Bay Area Albums of 2025 with our music writers. This year’s list of favorites includes local musicians putting out original hip-hop, punk, salsa, spiritual jazz and rock. We’ll hear live in studio performances from musicians that made the list – Oakland hip-hop artist Jamel Griot and instrumental band Arts and Crafts – and we’ll  talk about the local musicians topping your playlists.

Guests:

Nastia Voynovskaya, editor and reporter, KQED Arts

Pendarvis "Pen" Harshaw, columnist, KQED Arts

Jamel Griot, hip hop and soul artist

Jeff Klein, drummer, Arts and Crafts

Noam Teyssier, guitarist, Arts and Crafts

Nadia Aquil, bassist, Arts and Crafts

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