Noun
cross-rhythm (plural cross-rhythms)
(music) Synonym of cross-beat
African cross-rhythm Mongo Santamaria (1969) Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria first recorded his composition " Afro Blue " in 1959. Source: Internet
The composite melody is an embellishment of the 3:2 cross-rhythm (also known as a hemiola ). Source: Internet
The first jazz standard composed by a non-Latino to use an overt African 12/8 cross-rhythm was Wayne Shorter's " Footprints " (1967). Source: Internet