Ruja

Ruja was an Estonian rock band active in the 1970s and 1980s. The band's name is a new word created by Ilmar Sikemäe, which meant fantasy.

Members

1971-1975

• Urmas Alender (vocals)
• Jaanus Nõgisto (guitar)
• Tiit Haagma (bass guitar)
• Raul Sepper (bass guitar)
• Rein Rannap (keyboards)
• Andrus Vaht (drums)
• Toomas Veenre (guitar)
• Andres Põldroo (guitar)

1975-1980

• Urmas Alender (vocals)
• Jaanus Nõgisto (guitar)
• Tiit Haagma (bass guitar)
• Margus Kappel (keyboards)
• Andrus Vaht (drums)
• Ivo Varts (drums)
• Priit Kuulberg (bass)

1980-1983

• Urmas Alender (vocals)
• Jaanus Nõgisto (guitar)
• Tiit Haagma (bass guitar)
• Rein Rannap (keyboards)
• Jaan Karp (drums)

1983-1988

• Urmas Alender ( vocals )
• Jaanus Nõgisto (guitar)
• Tiit Haagma (bass guitar)
• Igor Garšnek (keyboards)
• Toomas Rull (drums)
• Arvo Urb (drums)
• SP Gulliver (bass guitar)
• Nevil Blumberg (guitar)
• Rein Joasoo (drums)

Discography

Albums

• "Ruja" (1979, EP)
• "Ruja" (1982)
• "The Stone Rolls" (1987)
• "Pust budet vsjo" (in Russian "Пусть будет все", 1989)

Compilations

• "Black Bird" (1994)
• "They Don't Look Back..." (1999, 5CD or 2CD + 3CD (respectively They Don't Look Back ... Part 1 and They Don't Look Back ... Part 2 ))

Videos

• "Rujavision" (1999, VHS)

External Links

• Ruja.ee - songs, lyrics, biographies, gallery, Stainless book, music
• Ruja in the database MusicBrainz
• Ruja Estonian progressive rock website

References

1. Valner Valme: Yesterday I saw Estonia. In the Key of a Tragicomedy , Postimees, November 3, 2008