▁were ▁created ▁in ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁apart heid ▁regime . ▁They ▁were ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁first ▁multi ra cial ▁punk ▁band . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ivan ▁K ade y , ▁an ▁architecture ▁student ▁in ▁Johannes burg ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁with ▁brothers ▁Gary ▁and ▁P un ka ▁K ho za . ▁Ivan ▁K ade y ▁was ▁a ▁Jewish ▁or phan ▁born ▁in ▁Johannes burg . ▁Gary , ▁P un ka , ▁and ▁their ▁family ▁were ▁for ci b ly ▁moved ▁to ▁S ow eto ▁town ship ▁under ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁apart heid . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁later ▁joined ▁by ▁guitar ist ▁Steve ▁Mon i . ▁▁ ▁National ▁W ake ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁student ▁inspired ▁S ow eto ▁u pr ising . ▁National ▁W ake ▁split ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁just ▁after ▁putting ▁out ▁their ▁solit ary ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁which ▁sold ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 0 ▁copies ▁before ▁being ▁with dra wn ▁under ▁government ▁pressure . ▁ ▁National ▁W ake ▁is ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁Punk ▁in ▁Africa ▁document ary . ▁ ▁Style ▁ ▁National ▁W ake ▁played ▁punk , ▁reg ga e , ▁and ▁tropical ▁fun k , ▁but ▁also ▁incorpor ating ▁two - t one ▁s ka ▁and ▁African ▁rh yth ms . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁signature ▁t une ▁" Intern ational ▁News " ▁de cri es ▁state ▁c ensor ship ▁and ▁the ▁at roc ities ▁of ▁the ▁Ang olan ▁War