Shakira took a moment during her performance at the Super Bowl 2020 halftime show to wiggle her tongue while making a sound. Shakira! pic.twitter.com/axmZP4z1xP — CJ Fogler (@cjzero) February 3, 2020 The moment instantly became a meme and mocked online, with people comparing the moment to Spongebob's victory screech among other things. But as many people chose to make fun of the moment, others pointed out the history behind the sound. The sound she was making is called zaghrouta. The American Tunisian Association describes zaghrouta as such: "It is a form of a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound representing trills of joy. It is produced by emitting a high pitched loud voice accompanied by a rapid back and forth movement of the tongue." MORE: Watch the Super Bowl 2020 halftime show with Shakira, Jennifer Lopez https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/3c/4b/shakira-meme-ftr_1rlacc7m94c631rs9akq029b39.png?t=157064704&w=500&quality=80 Chiming in because I know everyone will be making jokes about this for days — this is a popular Arab tradition, called zaghrouta, used to express joy at celebrations. In the melting pot that is Miami, you could not have picked a better Super Bowl act and this was a lovely touch. https://t.co/q1H9l8UpQ5 — Lulu Ramadan (@luluramadan) February 3, 2020 Shakira, who celebrated her 43rd birthday during the Super Bowl, is Lebanese-Colombian and was incorporating aspects of Middle Eastern culture in her performance. The zaghrouta was just one part of the halftime show. You really have to understand how huge Shakira’s performance was for the Middle Eastern community. She had belly dancing, a mijwiz and a derbeke, performed “Ojos Asi” which was one of the few Shakira songs to have Arabic in it, did a Zaghrouta, all love on the biggest stage — Danny Hajjar داني حجار 🇱🇧 (@DanielGHajjar) February 3, 2020 MORE SUPER BOWL 54: Shakira's father, William Chadid, is Lebanese, and she has mentioned in the past how his culture impacts her performances. “I am a fusion. That’s my persona. I'm a fusion between black and white, between pop and rock, between cultures — between my Lebanese father and my mother’s Spanish blood, the Colombian folklore and Arab dance I love and American music," she told Faze Magazine. "I was born and raised in Colombia, but I listened to bands like Led Zeppelin, the Cure, the Police, the Beatles and Nirvana. I was so in love with that rock sound but at the same time because my father is of 100 percent Lebanese descent, I am devoted to Arabic tastes and sounds." So while Shakira's vocals seemed out of place during her performance, there was a good reason behind them.
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