Christian Vander

Christian Vander

Birth : 1948-02-21, Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France

History

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.

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Christian Vander

Movies

The Music of Magma
Self
"The Music of Magma" is a feature film that explores one of the most visionary and innovative music of the last 50 years, Magma. It takes the audience on a fascinating journey through several countries where the band has been filmed, fascinating interviews with fans and musicians from the band along with an in-depth interview at the home of the visionary leader of the band, Christian Vander.
Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré Trilogy
Self - Drums, Vocals
Full performance of the now classic Magma trilogy recorded live at the famous Triton at Les Lilas in November 2014
Magma - Myths and Legends Volume V
Self (batterie, chant)
Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition
Self
Romantic Warriors II explores the origins of the Rock in Opposition movement in the late 70s, and how it continues to influence contemporary bands throughout the world. Featured bands include Henry Cow, Art Zoyd, Magma, Univers Zero, Magma, Thinking Plague, Etron Fou Leloublan and Samla Mammas Manna.
Magma - Myths and Legends Volume IV
Self (batterie, chant)
Magma - Myths and Legends Volume III
Self - Drums, Vocals
In 2005 the French progressive rock band Magma presented a series of concerts in which they performed all of their major works of the previous 35 years. These concerts were filmed and released as a series of four DVDs.
Magma - Myths and Legends Volume II
Self (batterie)
Magma - Myths and Legends Volume I
Self - Drums, Vocals
Magma - Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogy
Self (drums)
30th anniversary concert by the legendary French "Zeuhl"-style progressive rock band Magma, featuring all three movements of their Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy.
Tristan and Isolde
Music
This magnificently photographed French film tells the ancient legend of Tristan and Isolde to the accompaniment of an operatic musical score by MAGMA. Tristan is a young warrior who has been sent to Ireland from Cornwall to bring back Isolde, the bride of his king. The two of them drink a love potion, fall in love, and, despite the wrath of their people, persist in their tragic love.