What are the significant musical features of the world beat fusion of the academic ganga in "Zuta Baba")? Define "fusion" as applied to music
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• Dissonant harmony (within the context of European aesthetic) polyphonic singing by a group of female students from an American University.
• The musical phrases end in pitches descending downward (glissando); the singing is loud and direct.
• This regional song originally from a Bosnian village is "fused" with a strong rock-beat background. "Fusion" in this context means combining different elements from different musical styles "through intense contact and interaction."
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