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How a Black and Jewish punk band defied South African apartheid — and how it came undone

JL;DR SUMMARY National Wake, a Black and Jewish punk band formed in South Africa during the late 1970s, defied apartheid by bringing together Black and white musicians who lived, jammed, and played to mixed crowds. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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