But then through the show i discovered and learned about iranian musicians and songs i never knew about like Anoushirvan Borhani (is he like persian liberacci/dean martin),
It's Anoushirvan
Rohani not Borhani and no he's a lot more than Liberacci or Dean Martin in terms of Musical talent/education. The guy is Iranian music's equivalent of Beethoven or Mozart (with much less fame). Their entire family are prolific musicians. Among all the classic musicians of Iran, Rohani is the only one who entered the 'pop/jazz' genre and that's the reason some people rate him lower than other musicians like Javad Ma'roofi or Majid Entezami. The truth is, what this man did was quite unique and revolutionary.
As for the singers you named, Faramarz Aslani and Farhad were both beyond the IQ levels of the ordinary Iranian artist. Their works are not for everybody, but there's no doubt that the level of intellect present in their work is not even comparable to the more mainstream/popular artists. I personally hate most of Aslani's works (except a few), but man the guy has a beautiful mind.
Good Iranian song writers are abundant because Farsi is the most powerful lyrical language in history, but some of the more famous ones are:
Iraj Jannati Ata'ei, Ardalan Sarfaraz, Homayoon Hoshyarnezhad, Shahyar Ghanbari, Leila Kasra (Hedieh)
And these names are among the most successful pop music writers (not singers):
Farid Zoland, Varoojan, Shamaeizadeh (also sings), Siavash Ghomeishi (also sings), Ahmad Pejman
If you're looking for artists who compose their own lyrics and music, you'll only compile a very short list.
The best one in my opinion is Mohsen Namjoo. The guy is quite a genius.
