René Lacaille Ti Galé

In the tale, Tom Thumb sows white pebbles to find his way through the forest. Today, as a solo artist, René Lacaille sows as many nuggets on a pathto the music of his childhood.He creates segas in homage to those he listened to at the time. As it happens, they are also an important part of Reunion's heritage, the popular sega he played with his father, his grandfather and his grandmother.he played with his father, his great inspiration, who made generations of Reunionese people dance, and to whom he wishes to pay tribute. He also pays tribute to his brothers Maximin, Renaud and Agniel Lacaille.He creates melodies that recall the lost paradise of his musical childhood, wishing to share them beyond the years with an audience unfamiliar with them.He may have left Réunion Island over forty years ago, but it has never left him. It is at the heart of his music, transcending all influences. Having celebrated it on stage for 70 years, he simply offers this music, magnified by the accordion, the master instrument of séga lontan, in a solo album long dreamt of and finally realized.“i work every day on my instrument, I can't live without playing and I always go back to the old segas, those of the elders, like Loulou Pitou, Vinh San, Joron... Between the ages of 10 and 16, I listened to them, but before that, my masters were my father and my brothers. When I listened to Maximin on accordion, I was listening to a rocker, as was Agniel on drums. Renaud opened up the world of music to me. I want to reflect the styles of sega that existed and that we no longer know or hear today. It was my very own conservatory.René invites you to follow him on the journey of a lifetime, ti pa ti pa, as they say in Reunionese Creole, ti galé par ti galé.