Christian Vander

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Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Feb-1948

Age

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France

Also Known As

Christian Vanderschueren
Magma

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.

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Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition (2012) Character: 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 - Theusz Hamtaahk, Trilogie au Trianon (2005) Character: Self (drums)
30th anniversary concert by the legendary French "Zeuhl"-style progressive rock band Magma, featuring all three movements of their Theusz Hamtaahk trilogy.

Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré Trilogie (2017) Character: Self - Drums, Vocals
Full performance of the now classic Magma trilogy recorded live at the famous Triton at Les Lilas in November 2014

Riviera 76, le Woodstock oublié (2026) Character: Self
This legendary event was meant to be “the French Woodstock.” Almost no one remembers it today, because nothing — absolutely nothing — went according to plan... But in 2020, this extraordinary story resurfaced with the discovery of 153 metal canisters hidden away in a cellar, containing an untold number of film reels. Unseen for decades, these reels preserve the memory of an incredible chapter in music history : three days of a music festival at the height of the summer of 1976. A 350-hectare open-air site at the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet. The American organizers behind the legendary Woodstock at the helm. Joe Cocker roaring on stage. An expected crowd of 100,000. A budget of $1 million. The Rolling Stones' mobile recording truck on site to capture the performances for a live album... And yet, in the end, it all collapsed into spectacular failure—against the backdrop of the Var region's criminal underworld.

The Music of Magma (2017) Character: 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.

Magma - Mythes et légendes : volume III (2007) Character: 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.

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) Character: Self - Singer
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

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