Ed Sheeran is seeking new-to-him influences for his upcoming music. According to The Sun, he is heading to Ghana for inspiration, in part of a larger goal to “include sounds and influences from around the world, particularly Africa” in his new material.
The point is so that whatever he records next sounds totally different from his first two albums + and x, according to a “music insider.”
“It’s obviously a little bit out of Ed’s comfort zone, but he is all about experimenting and trying new things,” the “insider” said to The Sun. (It’s worth noting that Ghana has seen hip-hop and dancehall hit it big in recent years — proof that the western African country’s music has diversified as well.)
He is heading to Ghana for inspiration, in part of a larger goal to “include sounds and influences from around the world, particularly Africa” in his new material.
Waiting for the BuzzFeed article about how he needs to familiarize himself with the struggles of the people of Ghana before appropriating their art for his colonialist purposes.
Coming for half of 'mulitply's' sales with the sound change 
