Sabrina Carpenter has issued an apology for mistaking Zaghrouta, a celebratory Arabic chant, for yodeling during her 2026 headlining Coachella set.
“my apologies i didn’t see this person with my eyes and couldn’t hear clearly. my reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm and not ill intended. could have handled it better! now i know what a Zaghrouta is!” Carpenter wrote on X Saturday. “I welcome all cheers and yodels from here on out.”
In a viral clip from the “House Tour” singer’s performance at the music festival on Friday night, an audience member can be heard voicing a Zaghrouta chant. “I think I heard someone yodel. Is that what you’re doing? I don’t like it,” Carpenter said onstage while she sat behind a piano.
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The attendee responded by telling the Grammy winner, “It’s my culture.” Carpenter responded, “That’s your culture,
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