
| Siavash Ghomayshi
Ghomayshi was born in Dezful in 1943. His passion for music led him to leave Iran in the age of 11 and begin his musical education in [classical pop] at the Royal Society of Arts in Paris, France, where he majored in pop. He worked with some popular bands in England such as the Rebels and the Insects as a pianist and singer. When he returned to Iran at the age of 25, he started his career mainly as a composer.... - Read more | | |

| Andisheh Center
A group of dedicated and caring individuals formed a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with the primary goal of fostering Iranian cultural heritage in the Portland metro area and to meet the cultural needs of the thousands of people of Iranian descent living here. - Read more | | |

| Arian Band
It was the wintertime of 1998 when Ali Pahlavan met Payam Salehi for the first time. Both of them were undergoing Military Service in the garrison. During this period, they came to know more about each other’s interest. Both of them wrote songs & lyrics, played guitar and sang songs. - Read more | | | |