Bands like Red Hot Chili Peppersfrom the other side of the world
Red Hot Chili Peppers are from United States, tagged "funk rock", "rock", "alternative rock" and "rap rock" 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 Red Hot Chili Peppers's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.

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1. Canada · North America
Men I Trust
indie pop, dream pop
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
Numb · Numb - Single (2019)
2. Chile · South America
Chico Trujillo
nueva cumbia chilena, pachanga
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
Loca · Plato Único Bailable (2011)
3. United Kingdom · Europe
Kokoroko
afrobeat, jazz
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
Age Of Ascent · Could We Be More (2022)
4. Ghana · Africa
Marijata
afrobeat, highlife
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
Lost in show · Lost in show - Single (2025)
5. France · Europe
Philippe Sarde
french, film composer
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
La chanson d'Hélène · Nova la nuit (1970)
6. Netherlands · Europe
Joep Beving
modern classical, contemporary classical
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
We are here but to make music and dance with all the obtaining forces · Liminal (2025)
7. Israel · Asia
Avishai Cohen
jazz, post-bop
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
Seattle · Gently Disturbed (2008)
8. Turkey · Europe
Candan Erçetin
turkish
Nothing like Red Hot Chili Peppers
Umrumda Değil (Erol T. Ultramix) · Sevdim, Sevilmedim Umrumda Değil (Remix EP) (1996)
9. Australia · Oceania
Amyl and the Sniffers
punk rock, australia
Shares a little punk rock with Red Hot Chili Peppers, from far away
Security · Comfort To Me (2021)

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