# Randy Cruz | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/randy-cruz
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/randy-cruz/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 23:45 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/randy-cruz
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/randy-cruz/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/randy-cruz/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Randy Cruz
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `randy-cruz`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 23:45 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-b0dbe8788928d3d4
- 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: 416
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 2
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: A Mina de Ouro
- 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

Randy Cruz came up in Salvador, Bahia, where he learned to play the surdo, the big bass drum that drives samba and axé. He was listening to groups like Timbalada, and that grounding in Bahian rhythm stuck with him. In the late 1990s, he helped form the band A Mina de Ouro. Their 2003 debut album had the title track "A Mina de Ouro," which became a hit in Brazil....

## 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. A Mina de Ouro — https://lyroverse.com/randy-cruz/a-mina-de-ouro