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The album cover for Mehmet Ali Sanlikol's latest record "Turkish Hipster: Tales from Swing to Psychedelic"(courtesy)

A musical trip from swing to psychedelic with Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

We speak with Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a professor of music history & musicology at the New England Conservatory, about his latest record, "Turkish Hipster: Tales from Swing to Psychedelic."

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How Devin McCourty helped the Pats come together around a cause

'The Mural Master' tells story of Boston through eyes of Rob Gibbs

Reinventing Boston after dark: 'Night czar' Corean Reynolds shares what a vibrant and inclusive nightlife economy means to her

Roxbury's Oompa on her evolution as an artist and a human

The Government Center garage demolition is interrupting downtown Green Line service for nearly a month

The Red Sox fired Chaim Bloom, but their problems might not be all his fault

Boston police commissioner on recent violence in the city, and what's next at 'Mass. and Cass'

Congresswoman Katherine Clark on motherhood and why she got into politics

How confident are Mass. business leaders about the state economy