Serrat: La música d'una vida

Synopsis of Serrat: La música d'una vida

«Serrat: La música d'una vida» is the musical biography of Joan Manuel Serrat by Jaume Collell, in paperback (Rosa dels Vents, 304 pages, in Catalan).

It traces Serrat's musical formation, from the coplas his mother sang to him and the tunes on the radio to the guitar with which he began to compose; it reviews his influences (chanson, folk, jazz, flamenco, South American music) and how he fused them with tango, rumba and habanera, in a journey through the sentimental memory of several generations.

First edition, published on March 7, 2024; belongs to the Divulgació collection of Rosa dels Vents.

For fans of Joan Manuel Serrat and readers interested in musical biographies.