''Ruja'' is the self-titled debut EP by
Estonia
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rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Ruja
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 b ...
.
Track listing
A-side
#"Põhi, lõuna, ida, lääs" (''
North
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Etymology
The word ''no ...
,
South
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...
,
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
,
West
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Etymology
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'') (
Jaanus Nõgisto/
Juhan Viiding)
#"Keldrikakand" (''
Rough woodlouse'') (Margus Kappel/
Hando Runnel)
B-side
#"Laul teost" (''Song about a
snail
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'') (Margus Kappel/Juhan Viiding)
#"Üle müüri" (''Over the wall'') (Jaanus Nõgisto/Juhan Viiding)
Personnel
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Urmas Alender
Urmas Alender (22 November 1953 – 28 September 1994) was an Estonian singer and musician, the vocalist of popular Estonian bands Ruja and Propeller.
Born in Tallinn, Estonia, Alender began his musical career in the rock band Shades in 19 ...
(vocals)
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Jaanus Nõgisto (guitar)
*Margus Kappel (keyboards)
*Priit Kuulberg (bass)
*Ivo Varts (drums)
External links
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1979 debut EPs
Ruja albums
Estonian-language albums