Christian Vander (musician)
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Birth name | Christian Vander |
Born | Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France | 21 February 1948
Genres | Progressive rock (zeuhl) |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Christian Vander (born 21 February 1948) is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma.
Career[]
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.[1]
Family[]
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, .
He was married to singer Stella Vander who released many EPs herself in the 1960s and has performed vocal duties for Magma since 1972.[1] 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.[2]
See also[]
- Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition
- Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Speaking In Tongues: Magma Interviewed By Musicians". The Quietus, 9 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 201
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/373802-Julie-Vander
External links[]
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Nogent-sur-Marne
- Constructed language creators
- French adoptees
- Bandleaders
- French drummers
- Male drummers
- French musicians
- French songwriters
- Magma (band) members
- Progressive rock drummers
- Singers with a six-octave or greater vocal range
- French musician stubs