). ▁Has ap iko ▁served ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bases ▁for ▁the ▁s irt aki ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁dan ced ▁all ▁over ▁Greece , ▁today ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁bou z ou ki . ▁ ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁Cy pr us ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁country , ▁currently ▁cont ested ▁between ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Cy pr us ▁and ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁un recogn ized ▁Turkish ▁Republic ▁of ▁Northern ▁Cy pr us . ▁Cy pr us ▁includes ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁classical , ▁folk ▁and ▁popular ▁gen res . ▁C yp ri ot ▁folk ▁music ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁folk ▁music ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁includes ▁d ances ▁like ▁s irt aki , ▁sy rt os , ▁t ats ia , ▁ant ik rist os ▁and ▁mainly ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁la out o . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Greek ▁d ances ▁Sw allow ▁song ▁of ▁Rh odes ; ▁Greek ▁folk ▁song ▁composed ▁by ▁Ath ena eus ▁Kal am at ian os ▁I k ari ot ik os ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G reek ▁music ▁Category : F olk ▁music ▁by ▁country ▁Category : G reek ▁folk ▁music <0x0A> </s> ▁Billy ▁H igg ins ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁– ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁drum mer . ▁He ▁played ▁mainly ▁free ▁jazz ▁and ▁hard ▁b op . ▁ ▁Biography ▁H igg ins ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁H igg ins ▁played ▁on ▁Or net te ▁Cole