Spiritchaser (duo)

Spiritchaser are a South African 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]

References

  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.
  3. "Win tickets to the Vodacom Unlimited Experience". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "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. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. "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. "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. "Now That's What I Call Music! 58 (South Africa)". destinyxnowmusic.freehostia.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. "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. "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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