Years active 1971–1988 | Origin Estonia (1971) | |
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Members Andres Põldroo, Urmas Alender, Margus Kappel Genres Progressive rock, Rock music, Folk rock, Hard rock, Rockabilly, Psychedelic rock Albums Kivi veereb, Need ei vaata tagasi O, Pust budet vsjo, Ruja, Must lind | ||
Ruja kawadi band group
Ruja was one of the foremost Estonian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. The name of the band comes from a neologism "ruja", for science fiction, though there are people who believe that "ruja" is actually made up of the first letters of the band's important members (R – Rein Rannap, U – Urmas Alender, J – Jaanus Nõgisto and A – Andrus Vaht). The band released their first and self-titled album in 1979. Many of the original melodies of Ruja were composed by Rein Rannap.
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- Ruja kawadi band group
- Ruja t tarlaps kloaagis 1972
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- 19851988
- Discography
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The band was created by Rein Rannap in 1971 while in the 11th grade. Ruja's 3 first members were Rein Rannap, Urmas Alender and Andrus Vaht.
On September 28, 1994, the band's lead singer, Urmas Alender, died in the sinking of passenger ferry M/S Estonia. After Alender's funeral concert a couple of days later, the remaining members of the band decided never to perform under the name of "Ruja" again.
Ruja t tarlaps kloaagis 1972
1971–1975
1975–1978
1980–1983
1985–1988
Discography
Videos
Songs
Eesti muld ja Eesti süda1999
Nii vaikseks kõik on jäänud1994
Teisel pool vett1994