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

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1. Canada · North America
Pierre Lapointe
pop, pop francophone
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Au bar des suicidés · Pierre Lapointe Seul Au Piano (2007)
2. Argentina · South America
Roberto Goyeneche
tango singer, tango
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Balada Para un Loco · Astor Piazzolla/ Roberto Goyeneche (1990)
3. France · Europe
Carpenter Brut
synthwave, darksynth
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Roller Mobster · Trilogy (2013)
4. Nigeria · Africa
Seun Kuti
afrobeat, world
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Many Things · Many Things (2008)
5. Germany · Europe
Sven Väth
trance, electronic
Nothing like Grateful Dead
L'esperanza · Accident In Paradise (1992)
6. Austria · Europe
Peace Orchestra
downtempo, dub
Nothing like Grateful Dead
The Man, Pt. 1 · Peace Orchestra (1999)
7. Turkey · Europe
Selçuk Alagöz
turkish, pop
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Deliyim Seviyorum · Bak Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş (2002)
8. India · Asia
Shruti Sadolikar
hindustani classical, khyal
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Pranamya Shirsa Devam · The Best Bhajan Collection: 83 Tracks For Divinity (1992)
9. Australia · Oceania
WAAX
post-punk
Nothing like Grateful Dead
Same Same · Wild & Weak - EP (2016)

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