Ivan Kadey , an architecture student in Johannesburg at the time , formed the band with brothers Gary and Punka Khoza . Ivan Kadey was a Jewish orphan born in Johannesburg . Gary , Punka , and their family were forcibly moved to Soweto township under the policy of apartheid . The band was later joined by guitarist Steve Moni . National Wake were formed in 1978 , two years after the student inspired Soweto uprising . National Wake split in 1982 just after putting out their solitary release in 1981 which sold approximately 700 copies before being withdrawn under government pressure
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