Röövel Ööbik

Röövel Ööbik, which translates as Robber Nightingale in the Estonian language, was formed in Estonia under Soviet rule in 1987. The band were influenced by The Fall and consisted throughout the history of Uno Laur (vocals), Allan Hmelnitski (guitar, bass), Kuldar Poska (bass, 1987), Raul Saaremets (drums, percussion), Tõnu Pedaru (vocals, 1987-present), Teet Pedaru (bass, 1987-88), Tarvo Hanno Varres (bass, 1988-96) and Sten Šeripov (guitar, 2004-present). The band in early years toured not only in Estonia, but also did gigs in Finland, Poland, Hungary and even in America, where they performed in a festival with Sonic Youth in 1988. The band still continues to play to this day.

Links To Peel
Peel discovered the band when they sent a demo tape to him after his show on Finland's Rockradio.

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