Sabrina Carpenter took the Coachella stage on April 10, closing out the first night of the festival with songs like “Manchild” and “House Tour.” But the next day, Carpenter took to social media to apologize for a moment of misunderstanding during her set.
After hearing a Zaghrouta cheer from a fan, which she mistook for a yodel, she said from the stage, “Is that what you're doing? I don't like it.”
The fan yelled back, “It’s my culture.”
“That’s your culture, is yodeling?” Carpenter responded. When the fan explained that it’s a call of celebration, Carpenter said, “Is this Burning Man? What’s going on? This is weird.”
USA Today explained that this isn’t the first time a Zaghrouta cheer has been misunderstood. When Shakira performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2020, many news outlets published articles explaining the significance of the sound.
A zaghrouta cheer is “the Arab way to express happy emotions,” according to ArabAmerica.com. The article explains that it’s best described in English as ululation, and is a “form of a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound representing trills of joy.”
Carpenter later offered an apology, posting on X, “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! I welcome all cheers and yodels from here on out.”
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! I welcome all cheers and yodels from here on out t.co/f3KuT8sggH
— Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) April 11, 2026Carpenter’s response has been met with mixed reactions from fans.
“The 'distain' on your face was loud and clear,” one user commented on her X post. “Don't act like it was just confusion. Our culture is beautiful and loud, if you can’t handle it with respect, don't pretend to care now just for PR.”
Another said that Carpenter’s reaction was xenophobic.
“sabrina carpenter mocking a zaghrouta as ‘yodeling’ after being educated on its culture is so nasty,” a user posted on X. “being uncultured and proud is actually a disease. the mean girl act isn’t cute anymore, it’s just xenophobic. she’s done.”
However, a Carpenter fan account accepted the apology without hesitation.
“thank you so much for apologizing and i will be looking foward to your new music,” the fan commented.
Carpenter’s Coachella set marked her first time headlining the festival, and beyond the controversy, the set itself was largely praised. Her performance included celebrity cameos, from Will Ferrell to Samuel L. Jackson. Her performance of “Espresso” can be seen here:
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