This is a 55-minute live-in-the-radio-studio performance where Yao Bobby lays a mixture of rap lines and dialogue over Simon Grab’s thick, deliberately overdriven and distorted bass lines, while Dhangsha throws in all manner of percussive tricks and surprises that bring a variety of African-style rhythms firmly into the here and now.

Sometimes the raps and music structure feel tightly pre-planned and pre-written, like on the well-rounded “Panafrica”, while at others such as “Camp de réfugiés” there’s a confident and seemingly improvised looseness that oozes attitude, giving a real sense that the message trumps the musicality (which is not to say that the musicality isn’t there, of course).

Some of the grooves are more regular, free-stepping and predictable beats, like the lovely swagger of “L'Afrique enchantée” which evolves very slightly but lets the lyrics take the spotlight, while pieces like “Gapopo Yamea” push the electronics rather more.

“Diamonds” is a highlight, with its catchy sampled hook and somewhat lo-fi Prodigy-esque sub-bass drives, while “Ahodje” reminds me of the thicker edge of mid-00’s electroclash, perfect for people still listening to their old T.Raumschmiere albums.

I can’t pretend to understand the lyrics- I’m not even confident that they’re all French- so I can only hope that it doesn’t get trapped in the over-familiar circle of rappers whose only ability is to rap about how good they are at rapping. Given the atmosphere, it does feel like Yao Bobby has something more interesting to say, though I do detect a fair bit of self-name-checking. I hope there’s lyrical quality in here, as the music certainly warrants it.

This is ‘real’ grime music, if you like, live and raw yet complex and intelligent, and a lot of Western rappers should listen to this and realise how unambitious they’re being by comparison. It really deserves to escape the ‘ethnic’ pigeonhole and get a wide audience.