Oriane Lacaille, singer-songwriter and percussionist from Reunion Island, presents iViV, the first album under her name,to be released on October 6th 2023. Je suis la fleur, the second single from the project, is a song in a mix of Reunionese Creole and French. Oriane’s beautiful clear voice, set to mesmerizing music, portrays one of her dreams as if it were a film. The refrain comes from a phrase written on the ground in this dream “I am the flower that will never grow”.
In the Lacaille family, the accordionist René was one of the renewers of Reunionese music in the 1970s, with his accomplices Alain Péters and Danyel Waro. Oriane his daughter, who grew up in France but is steeped in the island’s maloya and sega ryhthms, is perpetuating this family tradition which, in the generations before hers, was forbidden to women. Having also inherited the idea that music is a collective gesture that embraces the community, she has long expressed herself with others, notably within the duos Titi Zaro (with Coline Linder) and Bonbon Vodou (with JereM Boucris).
Oriane Lacaille, singer-percussionist who also plays ukulele and aouicha (a small gnawa guembri), is not alone on iViV, for which she composed most of the tracks. She is accompanied by Héloïse Divilly on drums and Yann-Lou Bertrand on double bass, trumpet, & flute. They also bring the vocal harmonies to her songs which are underlaid by the undulating ternary rhythms of Reunion Island. She has also invited some great guests: Piers Faccini, who encouraged her to take the plunge, Leyla McCalla, Laura Cahen, Loy Ehrlich (Hadouk Trio) and of course René Lacaille. With the sweetness of nursery rhymes or the intensity of trance music, Oriane Lacaille sings about joy and about rage, assimilating her family heritage into her own affirmed personality; iViV marks the blossoming of her Creole trajectory
“Incredible taste and a sensuous voice…An extraordinary debut that leaves us begging for more.”
SONGLINES (UK)
« A poetic debut album […] Set to a folk sound blending a range of influences, iViV brings together a bouquet of both melancholic and invigorating songs. French and Creole, dreamlike images and fragments of life all cohabit or intermingle. »
LE MONDE (FR)
« This bucolic, nomadic debut album brings together completely her two languages and cultures.»
TELERAMA (FR)
« A clear voice that is sweet and powerful at the same time… and virtuoso percussion and ukulele playing! »
RADIO NOVA (FR)
« her debut solo album, the enveloping iViV … A gentle, Creole-style album that gracefully celebrates her dual culture. »
RFI MUSIQUE (FR)
« Oriane Lacaille sings melodies of joy and sweetness. »
LA CROIX (FR)
« A repertoire of deceptively simple songs, where catchy melodies inspired by maloya and sega make place for personal lyrics that refuse to choose between French and Creole. »
SOUL BAG (FR)
« A sumptuous tribute to a culture that never ceases to explore new horizons. Captivating. »
JAZZ NEWS (FR)
« Her pure voice, sometimes melancholic, sometimes sunny, reveals her secret garden, it is also a breath of humanity… »
FIP (FR)
« Oriane Lacaille has released this (superb) first album under her own name,
aptly entitled iViV – “it lives” in Creole. »
POLITIS (FR)
« The result is beautiful. Pleasant melodies, sung in Creole and French, against a background of maloya and sega…. The arrangements are quite open and original. »
MUSIC FRAMES (NL)
« Wonderful songs, beautiful vocals, brilliant arrangements… »
MOORS MAGAZINE (NL)
« Oriane Lacaille, a singer-songwriter from Reunion Island, has released her debut album. With the sweetness of nursery rhymes or the ardour of trance, she sings of her joys and angers in French and Creole. »
KEYS & CHORDS (NL)
« An exceptional combination of clever songwriting, subtle but assured vocals, catchy rhythms and crystal-clear production. »
ROOTSTIME (BE)
Contacts:
PROMO : MILES YZQUIERDO
miles.yzquierdo@gmail.com
+33 6 18 99 76 31
BOOKING : MATHILDE MASSON
mathilde@lamastrock.com
+336 73 47 97 91
MDC : MAGGIE DOHERTY
maggie.doherty@music-mdc.com
+331 42 01 95 36
