Francisco José C. Pereira Serra (Chico Serra)
- músico
Francisco Coelho Pereira Serra was born in Praia in 1947. At only two months of age, he was taken by his parents to Mindelo, where he still lives today. He started playing the piano early, at the age of 4, under the influence of his family, which was connected to music. He never attended conservatories or academies: he learned to play only by ear, in a self-taught way. The pianist and composer was one of the active participants in the Cape Verdean music intervention movement.
Francisco Coelho Pereira Serra was born in Praia in 1947. At only two months of age, he was taken by his parents to Mindelo, where he still lives today. He started playing the piano early, at the age of 4, under the influence of his family, which was connected to music. He never attended conservatories or academies: he learned to play only by ear, in a self-taught way. The pianist and composer was one of the active participants in the Cape Verdean music intervention movement.
