Sabrina Carpenter apologized for dismissing a fan’s Zaghrouta, a vocal expression of joy expressed mainly by women in Arab cultures, saying she “could have handled it better.”
“my apologies i didn’t see this person with my eyes and couldn’t hear clearly,” the “Espresso” singer wrote Saturday on X. “my reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm and not ill intended. could have handled it better! now i know what a Zaghrouta is! I welcome all cheers and yodels from here on out.”
During a quiet part of Carpenter’s Friday set at Coachella, while Carpenter was sitting at her piano, a fan made the sound and Carpenter responded by telling the crowd someone was yodeling.
“I don’t like it,” Carpenter said.
The fan responded, “It’s my culture.”
