Real name: Christian Vlei

Effective period / Period of releases: 1994

For about thirty years of activism , Christian Vlei (Also known as 'Toko Blaze') , a symbolic figure of the Hip hop/Reggae scene in Marseille (in the south east of France) , has never stopped doing what he like most: Music.

Being of cameroonian and ivory coast origin, this singer and toaster released to today eight solo albums , “Ruff Tuff” "Urban Griot"," Easy Steady" and 'Tropical Cut' to name a fews, and this is without counting a hundred record collaborations.

His lyrics combines the past and the present, as he's full of hope , mankind, joy and positive vibrations upon his texts.
Toko Blaze builds up a cultural bridge between the dirty concrete of our modern cities and the pure red soil of Africa