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Spiritchaser are a British musical duo best known for 2011 number one South African hit single "These Tears"[1][2][3][4][5][6] co-produced and written with UK artist Est8 [7] and licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (Africa)[8] in 2011 and featured on Now! That's What I Call Music 56 (South Africa).[8] The record spent over 38 Weeks in the South African ‘Media Guide Top Ten retaining number one spot for over an 8 week period.[7] This led to a tour of South Africa playing on the same bill as South African DJ Black Coffee live at The Vodacom Unlimited Experience in Durban on Friday, 16 December 2011.[9][4] The piano from "These Tears" was subsequently used by Johannesburg born and SAHHA nominated music producer Makwa[10][11] in Kwesta's follow-up 2018 number one hit record in South Africa called Spirit[12][13][14][15] which was Certified Platinum by RISA[16] and nominated for the South African Music Awards.[6][17][9][14] "These Tears" was also used in the CBS television series Ringer in 2012.[18][19][20]

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  1. ^ "Kwesta urges BMW SA to 'do the right thing' after 'Spirit' sampled in latest ad". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 7 July 2023.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Win tickets to the Vodacom Unlimited Experience". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Vodacom Unlimited Goes National". Don't Look Down. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "TOP 40 TMP Afrique du Sud - South Africa number ones #1 airplay charts". www.laurentpons.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Beyond Drake: We Asked 12 Tastemakers Around the World About Their Country's Song of the Summer". Billboard. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Spiritchaser and Est8 - Because I Knew Ft Emily Cook (Spiritchaser Club Mix) - Guess Records". Electronic Groove. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Now That's What I Call Music! 58 (South Africa)". destinyxnowmusic.freehostia.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Win tickets to the Vodacom Unlimited Experience". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ "South African Hip-Hop Awards 2019: Full List of Winners". OkayAfrica. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ^ Dayile, Qhama. "Producer behind Kwesta's hit song says he doesn't get recognised enough". Drum. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. ^ "BMW South Africa Responds to Using Kwesta's Song Without Permission on Latest Advert". OkayAfrica. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Kwesta calls out BMW for using a reworked version of 'Spirit' without consent". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  14. ^ a b "5 Songs You Didn't Know Were Sampled On Kwesta's 'Spirit' Song". SA Hip Hop Mag. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  15. ^ "BMW South Africa 'Steals' Kwesta's Hit Song Spirit ft Wale For An AD". iHarare News. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Kwesta and Wale go platinum in SA". news24.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Kwesta drops collab with US rapper Wale - and fans love it!". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  18. ^ "RINGER 2011-12 / ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MUSIC". www.sarahgellarfan.pixel51.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Music by Spiritchaser". Tunefind. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Ringer" It Just Got Normal (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb, retrieved 18 August 2020
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