Christian Vander (born February 21, 1948) is a French drummer and musician and founder of the band Magma, whom sing their songs in Kobaïan, a constructed language. Besides his work with Magma, he has also performed solo, with the Christian Vander Trio and Christian Vander Quartet, and in Offering. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in 1969 by classically-trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a vision of humanitys spiritual and ecological future that profoundly disturbed him. ... Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in 1969 by classically-trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a vision of humanitys spiritual and ecological future that profoundly disturbed him. ... An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose phonology, grammar and vocabulary are specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture the way natural languages do. ...

Vander is known both for his unique songwriting and his virtuous drumming. His compositions fuse jazz, rock, classical and opera influences, and draw on the work of musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Carl Orff. Vander's music is broadly classified as Progressive Rock, but the style is so unique that it falls under its own category - an idiosyncratic style of music often referred to by fans as Zeuhl (which means "celestial" in Kobaïan). There have been several other bands who have incoporated Zeuhl stylings into their compositions, many of which are comprised of ex-Magma members. Some of the more notable groups of this variety include Japanese duo Ruins, Magma offshoot Weidorje and Belgian chamber rock outfit, Univers Zero. John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Carl Orff Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982) was a German composer, most famous for Carmina Burana (1937). ... Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog rock or prog) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Zeuhl is an adjective in Kobaïan, the constructed language created by Christian Vander, drummer and founder of the French band Magma. ... The Japanese duo of Yoshida Tatsuya and Sasaki Hisashi are Ruins, a twisted progressive rock outfit that specialize in short, sharp, jerky numbers that resemble the improvisational convulsions of Boredoms. ... Univers Zéro are an instrumental Belgian band known for playing dark music heavily influenced by 20th century chamber music. ...

He stirred some controversy in 2002 when he entered into a civil union with Bulgarian pop singer Azis, but no one was really surprised.

Christian Vander is the son of the famous french jazz piano player Maurice Vander (who was a long time sideman of the french singer Claude Nougaro) Claude Nougaro (September 9, 1929 Paris – March 4, 2004 Toulouse) was a French songwriter and singer. ...

Most of Vander and Magma's recorded work is still available through Vander's own record label, Seventh Records.