GEOWAV brings the harp into hip-hop spaces, flipping a classical instrument and carving out a sound that feels fully Bay Area.

Steps away from the honking horns and jangling cash registers of Christmastime on Canal Street, there's another, more harmonious world of twinkling lights, warm tea and the soothing sounds of a harp.

We probably all have notions of what the harp sounds like. But if you’re conjuring angelic women in flowing white gowns you may be missing out on a lot of the groundbreaking performers at the strings ...