A Conversation with MANYLIGHTS

DuRae O’Shea Wilkinson aka ManyLights was born into music. His dad was a recording studio engineer, reggae producer and artist before he was born. On January 29th, 1988 Susan Ann Wilkinson and Delroy Leo Wilkinson welcomed DuRae into this world at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto Ontario Canada. After the routine stay at the hospital post-birth his parents took him home to their apartment where they introduced him to his first room. DuRae’s first room was not like most kids' rooms with light pastel colored walls, toys all around and a rocking chair in the corner. DuRae’s first crib was situated in the corner of his fathers recording studio. They only had a two bedroom apartment so DuRae had to become roommates with the studio. 

DuRae became accustomed to being surrounded by music and he always expressed himself in a musical way before he could even talk. By the time he was 4 years old they had moved to a house in Thornhill, Ontario. His father built a full studio in the basement and at the early age 4, DuRae was freestyling in the studio to his fathers beats and making up songs on the spot. When he wasn’t sitting quietly in the corner of his dads recording sessions, he would entertain the clients whenever he got the chance.

In 2021 DuRae moved to Jamaica into a half built family home. He was running away from the stress and chaos happening in Canada with the pandemic. He wanted to be somewhere he felt safe and free. During his time there he got his citizenship and passport. He also made some incredible music connections. 

One thing led to another and he met Anthony Red Rose. The man that would change his life as he knows it. 

And here we are… DuRae is on a big time riddim called Awesome Sauce being released as a single alongside Jamaican juggernauts such as Beenie Man, Bounty Killa, Red Rose, Pressure Buss Pipe and Capelton! 

DuRae’s name means ManyLights and that’s the name he uses for his stage name. DuRae believes his name to be a reflection of all of us. He believes we are all many lights, many bright and gifted people in our own ways. The name ManyLights is also perfect for DuRae as he has many gifts and talents to showcase to the world. 

He has gone through various names throughout his career. From Lil’ D to Duey to DueyDoWhat to now ManyLights… you can expect the same level of passion and effort towards his craft. 

We have a lot to look forward to as he has a full warehouse of music of multiple genres ready for us to enjoy. Even though we never knew he was making music all these years… he was making music all these years. Music is a source of life for ManyLights and his intention is for his music to bring more joy, healing, wisdom and love into our lives. 

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