Christian Vander (born 21 February 1948) is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band
Magma
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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
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and
Carl Orff
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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
Claude Nougaro (, oc, Claudi Nogaròu; 9 September 1929 – 4 March 2004) was a French songwriter and singer.
Life and career
Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liett ...
). 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.
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. ''The Quietus
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Content
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'', 9 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 201 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.
See also
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Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition
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Romantic Warriors II: Special Features DVD
References
External links
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1948 births
Bandleaders
Constructed language creators
French adoptees
French jazz drummers
French classical musicians
French male classical composers
French musicians
French songwriters
Jazz-rock percussionists
Living people
People from Nogent-sur-Marne
Male drummers
Male songwriters
Magma (band) members
Progressive rock drummers
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