Anne Harkin has developed a strong reputation in Australia as a Middle Eastern-style percussion performer and teacher. She appears in the recent SBS-screened documentaries "Red Light In Full Flight" and "Beating The Drum", and has made her own darabouka teaching video. Anne co-founded the HABIBIS and TA’ESH FA’ESH.
Anne currently performs in a number of combinations, bands and duos. These bands play at a variety of venues - local municipal festivals, folk and world music festivals, Middle Eastern weddings and celebrations, techno raves, children's school shows, restaurants and private functions. In 1977-78 she co-founded, played guitar and sang with new-wave/pop all women group Flying Tackle.
In 1979 she co-founded, played guitar and sang with new-wave/pop group The Kevins. They had some charts success until disbanding in 1983. Since the early 80s she has been heavily involved in middle eastern music.
In the mid 90s she performed with her Middle Eastern band TA’ESH FA’ESH at the National Folk Festival in Canberra, and at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Also appeared with this band in two SBS documentaries – "Red Light In Full Flight" (screened in ’96)–about Arabic dance and music in Australia, and "Beating The Drum" – about multiculturalism in Australia. (Screened in 1998)
In the mid 90s she performed with her Middle Eastern band TA’ESH FA’ESH at the National Folk Festival in Canberra, and at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Also appeared with this band in two SBS documentaries – "Red Light In Full Flight" (screened in ’96)–about Arabic dance and music in Australia, and "Beating The Drum" – about multiculturalism in Australia. (Screened in 1998)
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