Miquel Serra-Grana

Miquel Serra-Grana (1897-1934) was a Brunanter musician and singer. He is considered a master of the Jitanès and the founded of Jazz-Jitanès.

Early life
Serra-Grana was born in Niesburg around 1897; other sources list him as having been born outside Barcelona, and there are records to show that a Miguel (Miquel) Serra, aged five, immigrated to Brunant in 1903. He began playing the guitar in his youth and took up the accordion around the age of 16. Serra performed in several bars in Niesburg and Carrington.

Music career
Serra gave a concert on March 20, 1921 which was the talk of the Brunanter arts community that year.

Death
After giving a concert in Havana, Cuba in August 1934, he sailed to the United States on the SS Morro Castle in order to return to Brunant. Setting sail on 5 September they were off the coast of New Jersey by the 8th when disaster struck. A fire broke through the ship and 140 people died; Serra was among the dead that day.