In Nigeria, there are a mysterious band of brothers, the hyena men, who use dangerous animals, snakes, hyenas and baboons as a marketing strategy to woo crowds of people in order to buy their medicine. The hyena men, popularly known as Gadawan Kura is a group of entertainers in Nigeria who travels around towns with their dangerous group of friends selling their medicine. The performance is a tradition passed to them through many generations. Their animal craft no one can learn, they are born into it. Hyena, snakes and baboons are associated with witchcraft in many parts of the country hence hyena men receive a lot of critics from people who believe they are possessed. But hyena men are normal everyday people who spend half of the year farming the land and dealing with scrap metal. But their favourite part of the year is spent touring towns, entertaining crowds and selling their herbal medicine. Before they start their performance they drink a special mixer of traditional herbs which they believe will protect them during their performance. This powerful concoction is only shared amongst them. They don’t sell it to the public.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:19:53 +0000
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