Bob Brozman & René Lacaille: Digdig  [16 April 2002]  By Barbara
Flaska  Without a doubt, Digdig is a record of nearly
irresistible charms, and the good feeling contained in the music
is more than infectious, it’s actually quite contagious. The
music was born on L’Ile de la Réunion, a sugar island resting in
the Indian Ocean, lying west of Mauritius and east of
Madagascar. The island’s shimmering, shifting rhythms are
introduced to the Western listener by the musical partnership of
Reunionais accordianist and guitarist René Lacaille and American
musician Bob Brozman. Without resorting to exaggeration, the
music of La Réunion per Lacaille and Brozman’s Digdig moves from
tantalizing to alluring to captivating in very short order.  To
say this is an island groove of maloya and sega would hardly
scratch the surface. In the creole spoken in La Réunion, Digdig
means “tickles”. There are unusual accents that are pleasant
surprises to the unaccustomed Western ear. What seems to be
happening musically is an already me