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Christian Vander (born 21 February 1948) is a French drummer, composer, singer and founder of the progressive rock band Magma.
May 6, 2024 · Christian Vander grew up in the French jazz scene and claims that he decided – aged 3 – that he’d become a musician. His stepfather was jazz pianist Maurice Vander, who’d played with the likes of Stéphane Grappelli.
Sep 1, 2023 · Founded in 1969 by French pianist/drummer Christian Vander, Magma have never conformed to conventional ideas about genre, or much else for that matter.
Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by self-taught drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him.
Christian Vander biography Born February 21, 1948 (Nogent-sur-Marne, France) Known equally well for his virtuoso drumming, his compositional skills, and his creation of the Kobaian mythology and language, Christian Vander has achieved truly legendary status in the field of progressive rock.
Mar 30, 2015 · Magma founder and drummer Christian Vander talks about his band's unique musical style, their dealings with Jodorowsky, and their fan base in Japan and North America. Learn about the origins and meaning of Kobaïan, the invented language of Magma's cosmology.
Christian Vander (born February 21, 1948) is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma (6). Besides his work with Magma, he has also founded Offering (which saw him put away the drumsticks and focus on the vocals), a self titled jazz trio/quartet, and two fusion bands Fusion (29) and Alien (34).
