Often, African ostinatos contain offbeats or cross-beats, that contradict the metric structure. These are called the "upbeats" or sometimes "offbeats". Note that the first measure consists of all offbeats. In this way, only the two offbeats of tresillo are sounded. Ahern formed his own band named "Brian Ahern and The Offbeats". The [offbeats] in the second-module measure reflect the harmonic changes. While attending New York University, Della Valle played with various bands including The Offbeats. The piece "Offbeats" won the National Band Camp Award in 1959. Jerry's first band was "Little Joe Allen and the Offbeats" an R&B cover band. At this time, the phrases often accent cross-beats or offbeats. With this type of guajeo motif, the three-side of clave is expressed with all offbeats.