''Ruja'' is the self-titled debut EP by
Estonia
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rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* 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 ...
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Track listing
A-side
#"Põhi, lõuna, ida, lääs" (''
North
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South
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East
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West
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'') (
Jaanus Nõgisto/
Juhan Viiding
Juhan Viiding (1 June 1948 – 21 February 1995), also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor.
Personal life
Juhan Viiding was born on 1 June 1948 in Tallinn to Paul Viiding, a well-known poet in Estonia who h ...
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#"Keldrikakand" (''
Rough woodlouse'') (Margus Kappel/
Hando Runnel
Hando Runnel (born on 24 November 1938 Liutsalu, Järva County) is an Estonian poet.
1957–1962 he studied agronomy at Estonian Agricultural Academy.
1966–1971 he worked on editorial board of journal ''Looming''.
From 1992 he has been chai ...
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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 (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