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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter issued an apology on Sunday after she called an Arabic celebratory chant \u201cweird\u201d during her set at the Coachella music festival.<\/p>\n
Carpenter sparked backlash online when video went viral of her mocking a member of the crowd doing an Arabic celebratory chant during her set, referring to it as \u201cyodeling.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t like it,\u201d Carpenter told the crowd.<\/p>\n When the audience member replied that it was part of her culture, Carpenter said, \u201cThat\u2019s your culture, is yodeling?\u201d<\/p>\n After the fan called it a celebration, Carpenter quipped, \u201cIs this Burning Man? What\u2019s going on? This is weird.\u201d<\/p>\n The chant was later identified as\u00a0Zaghrouta, which The National defined as<\/a>\u00a0\u201ca vocal expression of joy made by rapidly moving the tongue from side to side while producing a high-pitched sound.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is often performed in bursts and can carry across large spaces, making it instantly recognizable at gatherings,\u201d said the outlet. \u201cWhile it may sound unfamiliar to some, it is widely understood as a signal of happiness, pride or excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n