# Machito (Frank Grillo) | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/machito-frank-grillo
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/machito-frank-grillo/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 09:41 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/machito-frank-grillo
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/machito-frank-grillo/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/machito-frank-grillo/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Machito (Frank Grillo)
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `machito-frank-grillo`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 09:41 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-f3a5327de19fa4dc
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 140
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Relax And Mambo
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Machito was born Frank Grillo in Havana in 1911. His father was a trumpeter, and the traditional sounds of Cuba were part of his early life. He formed his own orchestra in 1940, blending those rhythms with the big band jazz that was popular in America at the time. The Machito Orchestra became known for that fusion. Trumpeter Mario Bauzá was part of the group, and Dizzy Gillespie also played...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Relax And Mambo — https://lyroverse.com/machito-frank-grillo/relax-and-mambo