Rafael Espinel
Image creator

DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER / EDITOR Selected work across film, commercial and visual storytelling. Music by You man - Birdcage From concept to final cut, creating images with intention, rhythm and a cinematic approach.

Reel 2021 - Vidéo clips Director & Illustrator bands: - ALVINSCH - La Chiva Gantiva - Sidestepper - Terrakota - Steffig Raff - Le Groupe Swing - Bernard Orchestar - Blue Thyme - Empathy Machine - Hoo Broz Music by Rafael Espinel & Pol Moreno

MUGRE is the fourth official music video from the album EGO (2025). This track is about the noise you live in. Digital pollution. Endless scrolling. Media overload. Algorithmic culture shaping what you see, what you feel, what you desire. We dance to what consumes us. Maybe you do too. Bomboclat. A glitch in the system. A crack in the surface.

Taken from Talitakum (out April 12, 2024 Glitterbeat Records) Order/stream: https://idol-io.ffm.to/talitakum CREDITS Idea by Nico Gitto & Rafael Espinel / Directed & edited by Rafael Espinel / Director of photography & camera operator Charlie Severe / Assistant camera Hugo Corson / Art direction, choreography & decors Mora Eyherabide / Performers : drums Nina Skywokeur, guitar Yipoonsan, vocals Milka Mbunga Kongi, blanche woman Silke Hamers / Produced by Tuan Ho Duc / The band is: Benjamin Chaval, Nico Gitto, Kaito Winse / Many thanks to Magasin 4! / Produced by Enthusiast Music / Supported by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, service des musiques actuelles, Wallonie-Bruxelles International and SABAM for culture LYRICS TALITAKUM Dead, come back to life! (language: Moore) My friend, give me the kra* The girl’s so beautiful she makes me dizzy. Some friends and I went to a party. We saw a girl among the party people with her girlfriends. Shining like gold, like a diamond. We thought: look. A whole movie, A whole construction was already in our heads. How are we going to behave at the party To collect points? Let her know we're real Burkinabe? We said we'd come over and say hello. She's laughing with her friends. Her laugh provokes a positive thunderbolt. When she finished, she started walking towards the bar, Her walk creates a rhythm Nouhounanannouhounana... Who's going to win the cup? Everyone tells stories But I told myself that if I win, I'll put her on my back like a baby, Enter the market, sing its praises. Celebrate with the people of my village. Dead, wake up! *end of cigarette

KIN'GONGOLO KINIATA ———————–––––––– Bebe Mingé : guitare à une corde & choeur Leebruno : chant & percussions métalliques Mille Baguettes : chant & télé-batterie Ducap : chant & percussions plastiques Djino : chant & guitare basse à deux cordes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Album "Kiniata" available the 4th of April Order, Stream & Download ↬ idol-io.ffm.to/kiniata –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– VO : Eh Nani A bebisi mboka yo mabe mabe EN : Hey! Who destroyed this country so badly? FR : Qui a détruit ce pays ? VO : Nani A bebisi Kinshasa oyo mabe mabe EN : Who destroyed Kinshasa like this? FR : Qui a détruit cette ville ? VO : Eh Nani ah tondisi ba foulu oyo mabe mabe EN : Who filled it with filth and waste? FR : Qui l’a remplie d’immondices ? VO : Est ko boma eza ko sila te mabe mabe EN : War in the East never ends! FR : La guerre perdure à l’Est ! VO : Mais mais mais mais mais mabe mabe ×2 EN : But but but but but it's so bad ×2 FR : Mais mais mais mais mais c’est pas sympa ! Refrain VO : Eh Congo mboka ya Lumumba eh ! EN : Oh Congo, land of Lumumba! FR : Congo, le pays de Lumumba ! VO : Eh Congo mboka ya Kasa-Vubu eh! EN : Oh Congo, land of Kasa-Vubu! FR : Congo, la nation de Kasa-Vubu ! VO : Eh Congo mboka ya Mobutu eh ! EN : Oh Congo, land of Mobutu! FR : Congo, pays de Mobutu ! VO : Eh Congo mboka ya Tshisekedi eh ! EN : Oh Congo, land of Tshisekedi! FR : Congo, nation de Tshisekedi ! VO : Mais mais mais mais mais mabe mabe ×2 EN : But but but but but it's so bad ×2 FR : Mais mais mais mais mais c’est pas sympa ! Couplet 2 VO : To loba te pona Nini? ba Congolais bazo kufa to loba te ! EN : Why should we remain silent? FR : Pourquoi nous ne devrions pas en parler ? VO : Bitumba ezo Sila te Na mboka to loba te pona nini ? EN : War in the country never stops, why should we stay silent? FR : La guerre au Congo perdure, pourquoi ne devrions-nous pas en parler ? VO : Nous disons non à la guerre, non à la guerre au Congo EN : We say no to war, no to war in Congo! FR : Nous disons non à la guerre, non à la guerre au Congo ! VO : Non à la violence ! EN : No to violence! FR : Non à la violence ! VO : Tika biso tika biso tokolemba te × 2 EN : Leave us alone, we won’t give up ×2 FR : Laisse-nous, on ne va pas s’en lasser VO : Tika biso tika biso to ko loba nde ×2 EN : Leave us alone, we will speak up ×2 FR : Laisse-nous, on en parlera Couplet 3 VO : Mbula e beta Awa oko leka wapi ? EN : When the rain falls, where will you go? FR : À chaque pluie, où passeras-tu ? VO : Mbula e beta Awa oko tambola wapi ? EN : When the rain falls, how will you walk? FR : Quand il pleut, comment marcheras-tu ? VO : Mbula e beta awa oko leka wapi ? EN : When the rain falls, where will you go? FR : À moindre pluie, les villes sont inondées ! VO : Mbula e beta awa oko tambola wapi ? EN : When the rain falls, how will you walk? FR : Après la pluie, c’est le mauvais temps ! VO : Tika biso tokolemba te ×2 EN : Leave us alone, we won’t give up ×2 FR : Laisse-nous, on ne va pas abandonner VO : Tika biso tokomba nde ×2 EN : Leave us alone, we will stand up ×2 FR : Laisse-nous, on va se lever Pont VO : Nonnnnn!!!! EN : Nooooo!!! FR : Nooooon !!! VO : Nous disons non à la guerre EN : We say no to war! FR : Nous disons non à la guerre ! VO : Nous disons non à la violence EN : We say no to violence! FR : Nous disons non à la violence ! VO : Nonnn!! EN : Nooooo!!! FR : Nooooon !!! Couplet 4 VO : Lingaka moninga ah batela moninga × 2 EN : Love your friend, protect your friend ×2 FR : Aime ton ami, protège ton ami VO : Lingaka moninga ah batela moninga ×2 EN : Love your friend, protect your friend ×2 FR : Aime ton compatriote, protège-le VO : O Ko zua Nini soki obomi moninga no ×4 EN : What do you gain by killing your brother? ×4 FR : Que gagnes-tu en tuant ton frère ? VO : O Ko zua Nini soki obomi moninga no ×4 EN : What do you gain by killing your fellow man? ×4 FR : Que gagnes-tu en éliminant ton compatriote ? Refrain final VO : Yona nga To ko bomana te po nkita ya Congo EN : You and I, we won’t kill each other over Congo’s wealth FR : Toi et moi, nous n’allons pas nous tuer à cause de la richesse du Congo VO : Eh eh yona nga toko bomana te pona nkita ya Congo eh eh EN : Hey hey! You and I, we won’t kill each other over Congo’s wealth FR : Toi et moi, nous n’allons pas nous tuer à cause de la richesse du Congo VO : Lingaka moninga batela moninga EN : Love your friend, protect your friend FR : Aime ton frère, défends-le ! VO : Lingaka moninga batela moninga ×2 EN : Love your friend, protect your friend ×2 FR : Aime ton ami, protège-le –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ▶︎ + INFO : -- ℗ & © 2025 Helico https://www.instagram.com/kingongolokiniata_officiel/ HELICO✤MUSIC 📺 YouTube HelicoMusic ▶︎ http://bit.ly/helicomusic 📷 Instagram @kingongolokiniata_officiel ▶︎ 👍 Facebook @kingongolokiniata_officiel ▶︎ #Kingongolo #Kiniata #Kinshasa

"Tiene Hambre" is a song about the Ego, represented as an imaginary monster that transforms, reveals itself, hides, yet always speaks to us and influences us. It appears and haunts us, emerges when we let it, shapes our perceptions, and makes us react like sponges—whether we are happy or in distress. La Chiva Gantiva is Rafael Espinel Tuan Ho Duc Diego Higueiras Jose Buc Daniel Millan Music Mixed by Vincent Poujol Mastered by Frederic Alstadt Videoclip Directed & edited : Rafael Espinel Photography & camera : Charlie Severe Camera assisant : Anatole Mandroyan Direction assistant : Mora Eyherabide IA : Vinco.zone & Rafael Espinel Production : Tuan Ho Duc Production assistant : Le baron rouge Supported by Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles Culture

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Taken from Talitakum (out April 12, 2024 Glitterbeat Records) Order/stream: https://idol-io.ffm.to/talitakum CREDITS TANVUSSE - Avalanche Kaito Directed & edited by Rafael Espinel Director of photography & camera operator Charlie Severe Assistant camera Hugo Corson Decors by Mora Eyherabide Mask & IA by vinco.zone Guest performer by JAMES Annalena Fröhlich Acrobat dancer Anael Chaval The band are Benjamin Chaval, Nicolas Gitto and Kaito Winse Produced by Enthusiast Music Label Glitterbeat Records Supported by Fédération Wallonie- Bruxelles, service des musiques actuelles and by Wallonie-Bruxelles International LYRICS TANVUSSE - Relive You're dead! Wake up! You're dead! Wake up! You're dead! Wake up! When you learn, you listen with your ears, you nourish your heart and your mind What nourished my heart will continue to teach me He who has a lot of information creates his own rhythm Turn around and you'll carry me. Always listen before you start The wind from Burkina. The wind of Belgium Show me how to avoid this kind of misfortune Show me the path where we can't run into this problem again You've taken it, you've put it on your back, you're only walking backwards The world is like the wind. The day it rises, let everyone gather their things on the rooftops, like in the village

Taken from 'Inspirex' (out October 4th, 2024 EXAG' Records) Order/stream: exag.lnk.to/WhyTheEye Directed & edited by Rafael Espinel Produced by Enthusiast Music Under exclusive licence to EXAG' Records Supported by Fédération Wallonie- Bruxelles, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, SABAM and PlayRight #Poweredbysabam #Supportedbyplayright