PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Šťastný, Alexandr TI - DP - 2013 Sep 30 TA - Aura musica PG - 56--61 VI - 3 IP - 1 IS - 18054056 AB - The article deals with an approach to the creation and the birth of Afro-american music from the days when Africans were forcibly deported from Africa to North America. It also brings inspiration to join the didactic teaching cross rhythms in music lessons in lower secondary education.