The voice of Sara Serpa possesses an innate intimacy, so subtle and graceful as to feel like a whispered
confession no matter the lyric, or whether there’s a lyric at all. Writing about Night Birds, Serpa’s 2023 duo album with her husband, guitarist André Matos, Nate Chinen said that the music, “feels like a peek inside a private conversation; the depth of their musical interplay, an extension of their personal bond, has the sense of something irreplaceable and precious.”

Despite that, Serpa has long avoided writing her own lyrics because, she says, “they’re so personal and
show so much about you.” With her breathtaking new album, Encounters and Collisions, she changes
course, embracing the art of intimate revelation with the most autobiographical music of her career. The
album, due out November 15, 2024 via Biophilia features Serpa’s longtime collaborators Ingrid
Laubrock on saxophone and Erik Friedlander on cello, joined by pianist Angelica Sanchez.

The themes that Serpa explores as the story of Encounters and Collisions unfolds will undoubtedly
resonate with many of her listeners – compelling tales of migration, home, family, motherhood, loss and
art. Not only does the singer reveal her experiences and emotions through her poetic, impressionistic
lyrics, but she relates her personal history explicitly through an accompanying set of short narrations, as well as a book of hand drawn comic strip-style illustrations that will be available for purchase in person or via the Biophilia website.