Zorbas

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Zorbas ("Zorba's dance") is a song by Mikis Theodorakis, the leading Greek composer. This song is originally known as "Armenohorianos Syrtos" by Giorgis Koutsourelis.^[1] The song appeared in the film Zorba the Greek, for which Theodorakis wrote the soundtrack, and became internationally famous and popular. It is now commonly played and danced to in Greek tavernas in Greece and worldwide and exists as a kind of music trademark of Greece. It is also known as "Syrtaki" which is a version of the traditional Greek hasapiko dance (= the butcher's dance).

The song was also featured in the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

The song is particularly infamous in Peru for its association with Shining Path. In the early 90's, a video showing Shining Path's leadership dancing to the song during was given to the author to the media, showing that the organization's heads were hiding in Lima itself.

The song is also featured in the "Subdivision" (Prison Break episode) where Charles "Haywire" Patoshik raids a fat food joint and gorges himself in soda and ice cream.