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America is from United States, tagged "soft rock", "rock", "folk rock" and "folk pop" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with America's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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  1. Dance Hall Style - EP cover
    1. Jamaica · North America

    Horace Andy

    dub, reggae

    Nothing like America

    Money Money · Dance Hall Style - EP (1983)

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  2. El Soberano de la Cumbia cover
    2. Peru · South America

    Chacalón y la Nueva Crema

    cumbia peruana

    Nothing like America

    A Trabajar · El Soberano de la Cumbia (1983)

    0:30
  3. Timbuktu cover
    3. Mali · Africa

    Issa Bagayogo

    world

    Nothing like America

    Saye Mogo Bana · Timbuktu (2002)

    0:30
  4. Ladies - Single cover
    4. United Kingdom · Europe

    slowthai

    hip hop, grime

    Nothing like America

    Ladies · Ladies - Single (2018)

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  5. ПЕСНЬ 1 - Single cover
    5. Poland · Europe

    Батюшка

    black metal, russian orthodox liturgical music

    Nothing like America

    ПЕСНЬ 1 · ПЕСНЬ 1 - Single (2019)

    0:30
  6. Haze cover
    6. Greece · Europe

    Fluxion

    ambient techno, dub techno

    Nothing like America

    Touch · Haze (2025)

    0:30
  7. False Light cover
    7. Ukraine · Europe

    White Ward

    post-black metal, black metal

    Nothing like America

    Phoenix · False Light (2022)

    0:30
  8. Tchernovik cover
    8. Russia · Asia

    Povarovo

    dark ambient, dark jazz

    Nothing like America

    After Breake · Tchernovik (2012)

    0:30
  9. Cyclone (The Village Sessions) - Single cover
    9. Australia · Oceania

    Sticky Fingers

    indie rock, reggae

    Shares a little indie rock with America, from far away

    Cyclone (The Village Sessions) · Cyclone (The Village Sessions) - Single (2020)

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