Slovo are sometimes described as a world music band - sure, there are thumb pianos, acoustic guitars and a few exotic samples, but they never miss a chance to rock. And they take the tiny stage as if they are playing a rock festival.

Led by Faithless guitarist Dave Randall, Slovo is a showcase for his songwriting - which is confident but limited - and his skills as an instrumentalist. Ice-blond singer Andrea Britton leads about half the numbers (many from their new album Todo Cambia), voicing clear, repetitive refrains over power-pop, and an MC bustles on stage for a few tunes.

The mix of live video with animated graphics is effective, but oddly retro - more than once I felt I was back in the age of The Tube instead of YouTube. An antiwar piece synchronises a female sampled voice with screen type: simple facts - countries and years - of conflicts that have taken place since the end of the second world war, ending with Iraq.

They dedicate the set to jazz musician Max Roach, who died in August. The first Slovo album Nommo, featured a looped sample of Roach's drumming. "It made my year!" says Randall of the occasion when Roach's son called him to say, "Dad says keep up the good work."

Randall has strong stage presence, and a nice manner. One number has two false starts before the sound level is right on his guitar, but he is not fazed. He's mastered a wide range of guitar styles, from screaming, soaring Edge-style lead to a Davy Graham-like hammered acoustic.

There is also something reminiscent of the Eurythmics, and a whole slew of 1980s pop-rock, in Slovo's approach. Their blend of layered, programmed beats, samples and synthesisers with live bass, drums, guitar and vocals packs a pretty big punch.