By Howard Campbell—  Willi Williams—– WILLI Williams had never been outside of Jamaica until 1974 when wanderlust drew him to Toronto, Canada. The singer, best known for the 1977 hit song Armagideon Time, liked it so much he stayed. Though it has been 40 years since his first time there, Williams vividly recalls his initial impression of Canada. “Obviously, it was different from Jamaica in many ways: a sleepy country, had a small Jamaican community,” he said. “Back then, when yuh si a Jamaican yuh glad ’cause there was a lotta discrimination.” The St Ann-born Williams had been recording since 1968, cutting his first song at Studio One. He also did a number of self-produced songs at Randy’s, Harry J and Dynamic Sounds. In mid-1970s Canada, he found a growing reggae colony headed by trumpeter Jo … Read entire article »