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Christian Vander
Person · male · France · Nogent-sur-Marne · born 1948 · recording since 1973
French musician
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Also known as Hassan Rashid · Theïus Bïngöh · Zébehn Straïn Dë Geustaah · クリスチャン・ヴァンデ
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Christian Vander et les trois Jefs
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography188 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376539480
Biography
Christian Vander (born 21 February 1948) is a French drummer, composer, singer and founder of the progressive rock 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.
Vander regards Coltrane as his greatest musical inspiration, and dedicated his 2011 album John Coltrane L'Homme Suprême
John Coltrane l'homme suprêmeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1A toi john - Poème sur Sonnerie N°11:542Klameuhr10:453In a Dream9:004Coltrane à l'instant6:015Definitely12:486Booth Way2:397Messe pour John1:438John Coltrane Sündïa6:229L'Astre - Poème sur Méditation6:1010Lumière mon amie - Poème sur Sonnerie N°13:24 to him as a tribute.
Personal life
Christian Vander is the adopted child of famous French jazz piano player Maurice Vander (who was a long time sideman of 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 that this occurred in the hiatus years. Christian and Stella have a daughter, Julie, who has appeared on several Magma and Offering releases. Vander often appears on Magma albums under his Kobaïan name: Zebëhn Straïn dë Ğeuštaah.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (12 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
Christian Vander et les trois Jefs
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 44:17
1Colchique dans les pres6:432Joie7:513Tromba, Part 19:534Tromba, Part 219:501981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 43:45
AGHK Go to Miles24:00B1Overdrive4:50B2767 ZX6:45B3Reliefs8:101988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 37:24
1Salut0:342Love Is14:073Sands3:184To Love6:155River5:286You Glory the One4:327XMC3:10Les Voyages de Cristophe Colomb
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 41:40
1La ville de palos11:372Voyages en la mer océane15:293L'utopie10:194L'orage mystique4:15"Sons" Document 1973 - Le Manor
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 1 track · 1:10:06
1`Nënèh (Këhr)1:10:061994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 54:19
1Coucou!0:042Au premier coup entendez-vous !0:153Hymne aux enfants4:524Au deuxième coup apprêtez-vous !0:175Regarde…0:316J'ai du bon tabac2:407Les oies sauvages2:128M. Vent3:379Au troisième coup amenez-vous !1:0210Le ballet des sorcières4:1011Il est sept heures réveillez-vous !0:1112Ronde de nuit8:2313Aujourd'hui c'est fête1:3614Il est noël5:0015Chanson pour pâques0:5616Chanson des œufs3:1517La mémoire de l'eau2:1618À la claire fontaine2:4919Le marchand de sable1:3720Dodo l'enfant do8:361995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 1:06:04
1Dear mac26:362Tensions14:163Reverend king13:574Anahé "rayon de lune"11:15Baba Yaga la sorcière: Charivari pour voix d’enfants
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 1 track · 23:52
1Baba Yaga la sorcière23:52Korusz: A la Recherche du Chorus Supreme
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 2:02:01
Disc 11Korusz 1: Bourges le 29 septembre 197211:262Korusz 2: Soissons le 11 janvier 197421:233Korusz 3: Douai le 16 janvier 197422:30Disc 21Korusz 4: Charleroi le 15 février 197422:082Korusz 5: Londres le 17 mars 197424:423Korusz 6: Lille le 18 avril 197516:184Korusz 7: Lyon le 8 avril 1975 (extrait)1:265Versets nocturnes: soir du 13 mars 20002:082002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:05:36
1Des profondeurs1:322Sahïss Siïaaht5:023Le Vent2:294En avançant vers le vent1:025Le Semeur vers le nord1:006Le Semeur vers l'ouest1:497Le Semeur vers le sud2:098Le Ciel de l'océan2:189Les cygnes et les corbeaux sont venus2:0910Vent et nuées d'oiseaux0:3811Le Semeur vers l'est3:0112Le vent disparait1:0513Les Oiseaux bruns4:0014Les Oiseaux en colère I2:1415Les Oiseaux en colère II3:4916Les Oiseaux en colère V6:3617Les Oiseaux en colère IV6:3818Les Oiseaux en colère V4:3419Mon oiseau est parti pour un dernier voyage1:0620Les Oiseaux blancs et l'Oiseau bleu1:0721Vers l'inéluctable1:2022Chant unique pour appeler l'oiseau I1:4423Chant de la fatalité2:3324Chant unique pour appeler l'oiseau II1:4425Repos1:2926Chant posthume1:4227Des profondeurs0:462011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:46
1A toi john - Poème sur Sonnerie N°11:542Klameuhr10:453In a Dream9:004Coltrane à l'instant6:015Definitely12:486Booth Way2:397Messe pour John1:438John Coltrane Sündïa6:229L'Astre - Poème sur Méditation6:1010Lumière mon amie - Poème sur Sonnerie N°13:24
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Paris 80Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 1:12:081Fast Travel12:14 2Going Back Home10:23 3Fred8:31 4767 ZX11:36 5GHK Go to Miles29:24 | Live | 2001 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Christian Vander head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 12 | 83.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univeria Zekt(band) | — | present | |
| Christian Vander Quartet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Christian Vander Trio(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Magma(band) | 1969 | present | |
| VanderTop(band) | 1976 | 1976 | |
| Offering(band) | 1983 | present | |
| Welcome(band) | 1995 | 1996 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_Vander_Quartet_-_Fort_en_Jazz24.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0933c7f6-aaff-4bd8-bb69-deb3088db745discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0933c7f6-aaff-4bd8-bb69-deb3088db745core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927384genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927384seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vander_%28musician%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Vander_%28musician%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of progressive rock artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Otourly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q927384 · MusicBrainz: 0933c7f6-aaff-4bd8-bb69-deb3088db745
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