Just because he happens to come from Tuva, which lies between Siberia and western Mongolia, doesn't mean that Albert Kuvezin shouldn't play western pop. Whether that is the best use for his extraordinary voice is another matter.

The bearded singer is now surely the best-known Tuvan in the west, thanks to the growled throat-singing style that brought him success with that ever-changing band, Yat-Kha. When the previous line-up fell apart he consoled himself by recording some old rock favourites, sung in traditional Tuvan style; the resulting Re-Covers was one of the more unexpected albums of the year. He is now following it up with a lengthy British tour.

Kuvezin's entrance at Ronnie Scott's was certainly spectacular. He came on with an electric guitar slung around his neck and holding an igil, a long-necked stringed instrument, which he played percussively with a bow. Accompanied by bass, drums and a second singer, he started off with an extraordinary rumbling, growled vocal display that slowly developed into a strangely soulful treatment of the McPeake Family favourite, Will You Go, Lassie, Go? Then came an efficient, wailing work-out on Led Zeppelin's When the Levee Breaks - a potentially insensitive choice dedicated to the victims of New Orleans. So it went on, from Bob Marley to Santana and the Stones, and an acoustic interlude to show his highly impressive finger-style guitar playing on Paul Mauriat's Toccata ("very popular in Tuva 20 years ago, but no more") and the inevitable Love Will Tear Us Apart.

Kuvesin tried hard to vary the songs, but by the time he reached Iron Butterfly's In-a-Gadda-da-Vida it was all becoming a little predictable, and it was a relief when he switched back to Tuva. Kuvezin is an efficient rocker, but it is his Tuvan roots, as well as his voice and guitar, that really make him special.

· At Telford Warehouse tonight. Box office: 01244 390090. Then touring.