Shakira's Tongue-Flicking Gesture Was Memed, but It's Actually the Arab Tradition, Zaghrouta

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

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