Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Ed Sheeran's Ghatam Jam Session Goes Viral
Ed Sheeran, a famous singer, had a fun jam session with an Indian percussionist named Ganesh Murali Iyer.
They played the ghatam, a clay instrument from South India.
A video of their jam, featuring a ghatam version of Sheeran's song "Shape of You," became very popular online.
The jam happened before they worked on the song "Sapphire."
The ghatam is made of clay and has a unique sound.
Many people enjoyed the video of Sheeran and Iyer playing together.
Ed Sheeran jammed with percussionist Ganesh Murali Iyer playing the ghatam.
Iyer's Instagram Reel of the session went viral, receiving nearly a million views.
The jam session preceded the recording of Sheeran's song "Sapphire."
Sheeran and Iyer played a ghatam-backed cover of Sheeran's hit "Shape of You."
The ghatam is a traditional South Indian clay percussion instrument.
- Who
- Ed Sheeran and percussionist Ganesh Murali Iyer.
- What
- Ed Sheeran and Ganesh Murali Iyer played the ghatam together, covering Sheeran's song "Shape of You."
- When
- The jam session happened before the recording of Sheeran's song "Sapphire."
- Where
- The jam session occurred in Mumbai, India, and the recording happened in Goa, India.
- Why
- To create music and share it with fans.
- Musician
- Ed Sheeran & Ganesh Murali Iyer
- Instrument
- Ghatam
- Song Covered
- Shape of You
- Location of Jam
- Mumbai
- Location of Recording
- Goa
- Views on Reel
- Nearly a million