2024-10-22 16:00:00
“Right now, I don’t have time to grow old!” » So says René Lacaille, 78 years old, VIP of Reunion music. A very committed, philosophically optimistic, happy artist. Today even more than yesterday. He just released his new album in digital format, From Galé – vinyl and CD are scheduled for early 2025. The first soloist of his long career. Maloya, Sega and other dance music from his native island, only on the accordion, he dreamed of for a long time. Twelve other albums preceded this one, not counting his multiple collaborations – recently on the new album of the Angevin quintet Lo’Jo, Tawny leaves. Albums, recorded in different formats, with family, with daughter Oriane, son Marco, friends. Many.
René Lacaille never ceases to spark musical friendships. Many of his friends surrounded him on the evening of September 26 on the stage of the Théâtre Molière, in Sète (Hérault). Sandrine Mini, director of the venue, wanted to give carte blanche to this new Sétois, who came to settle in the city with his wife Odile, in May 2022, after a few years spent in Marmande (Lot-et-Garonne). Pretext for the evening: celebrate the 70 years on stage of the accordionist, singer, songwriter, guitarist and interpreter of some “250 songs. Without a doubt.”
He himself no longer matters and is surprised by the longevity of his career. A journey into music, which began at the age of 8 accompanying his father, a musician, to dances, accordion and percussion. “Over the years it has become a pillar of Reunion music of which he is one of the best ambassadors in the worldcomments Alain Courbis, creator of the regional center of current music of Réunion, who came to Sète to participate in the evening in honor of Lacaille. Born in 1946, René became passionate about music when he was born into a peasant family from Hauts Saint-Leu, in Réunion, who held “balls” in the evenings and weekends in the dust of the golden times. of time. »
“A song of freedom”
Mouss and Hakim (the Amokrane brothers, co-founders, together with Magyd Cherfi, of the Toulouse group Zebda) were at the party at the Théâtre Molière, with their friend Gari Grèu – of the Marseille group Massilia Sound System, and many other musicians. A few days later they will tell us about their admiration for the boy: « For us René is above all kindness, hospitality, generosity, simplicity, desire to share. Under this appearance of simplicity, he is a virtuoso, a great musician, he is part of our path of those we call the “virtuosos of hospitality”. »
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