Christian Vander

Biography

Christian Vander (born 21 February 1948) is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma. Vander is known for his extended compositions, drumming, and shrill falsetto improvisational/scat singing. His music fuses jazz, rock, classical and operatic influences, and draws on the work of musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Carl Orff. Christian Vander is the adopted child of famous French jazz piano player Maurice Vander (who was a long time sideman of the French singer Claude Nougaro). Most of Vander and Magma's recorded work is still available through Vander's own record label, Seventh Records. He was married to singer Stella Vander who released many EPs herself in the 1960s and has performed vocal duties for Magma since 1972. They divorced in the 1980s, with speculations of this occurred in the hiatus years. Christian and Stella have a daughter, Julie, who has appeared on several Magma and Offering releases. Source: Article "Christian Vander (musician)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré Trilogy

as Self - Drums, Vocals

Magma - Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogy

as Self (drums)

Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume III

as Self - Drums, Vocals

The Music of Magma

as Self

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume II

as Self (batterie)

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume IV

as Self (batterie, chant)

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume V

as Self (batterie, chant)

Magma - Myths and Legends Volume I

as Self - Drums, Vocals