Song I.D.: "This is Funky Reggae Music" - Chant-y disco-y pop number of unknown time and place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TZJSm_t4AQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3TEl21h9n8

It isn't any of these but they're all great - that Steel An' Skin comes the closest; it was very upbeat.
Great playlist either way! Thanks for your suggestions

YRML - don't think it's on this thread, but it's a decent treasure trove of this kind of music examples of DISCO-REGGAE

Thanks again - I ended up emailing the place I heard the record playing and said "I imagine this is a huge long shot..." - and amazingly they came back to me. And it's this...

(It's "DANCE TO funky reggae music," first of all, and then it's "you can hear the African feeling," and it's really NOT Italo-y!)

Rim and Kasa - "I'm a Songwriter")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PDRyXlBGik

Ah, that's a fairly recent reissue. Just saw it on the wall at Dusty Groove. Should have picked it up.

Album is on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2kPcCswTH2nDKvzGAFpi29

Never heard it before! Great one.

So I made a small spotify playlist (set to private... although I think you can share it even if it's private?) Inspired by this reggae-disco thing. Some of my favorite are unfortunately not available in there (clout's sunshine baby and steel an skin come to mind) but there's some songs you might enjoy, several which I didn't see mentioned on the disco reggae thread, in case you want to take a listen for your own sets/playlists:

https://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/6ObTLc46jR2QPzUvtEWESp

Just sold an original copy of that record for many $$$. And it sure is good! Guess since Tom Tom Club predates this they influenced it, maybe? Got that feel from it anyway.

Reggae Like It Never Was!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXRuWshJH0c