kuti

/ ɡuːˈðiː /

noun

1. a female dog; bitch

2. derogatory,  a woman or girl regarded as unpleasant or contemptible

Word History and Origins

Origin of kuti¹

C21: Hindi

Example Sentences

Buhari's government also locked up Nigeria's greatest musical hero, Fela Kuti - a thorn in the side of successive leaders - on trumped-up charges relating to currency exports.

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Part of Bradford's City of Culture programme, her concert will highlight iconic tracks from legends including Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti and Youssou N'Dour.

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Without Osibisa, Osei said, there would have been no Fela Kuti, widely regarded as the godfather of Afrobeat.

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From the legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti to the first African Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, and contemporary stars like Davido, Ayra Starr, and Tems, many of the most prominent figures in Nigerian pop culture are Yoruba.

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Mahama has also expressed his passion for music, saying Nigerian Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti helped him form "political consciousness" and that Michael Jackson is "one of the greatest artistes that ever lived".

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