The Nooran Sisters are famous for which form of music?

Explanation

The Nooran Sisters, Jyoti Nooran and Sultana Nooran, are popular Sufi singers from Jalandhar, Punjab. They are known for their powerful, energetic voices and their passionate performances of Sufi songs.

The sisters belong to a family of musicians. Their grandmother, Bibi Nooran, was a well-known Sufi singer of the 1970s, and their father, Ustad Gulshan Mir, trained them in music from childhood. They follow the Sham Chaurasia gharana, a gharana of Hindustani classical music from Punjab. They began performing at a young age, singing at Sufi shrines (dargahs) and religious gatherings in Punjab, and became famous across India after appearing on television and at music festivals. They sang the popular song "Patakha Guddi" in the film "Highway" (2014), composed by A.R. Rahman, and have sung for several other Hindi films. Their singing combines the traditions of Sufi music with the energy of Punjabi folk music.

Sufi music is the devotional music of Sufism, the mystical tradition within Islam, which teaches love for God and for all humanity. Its main forms include the qawwali, the kafi and the ghazal, and it often uses the poetry of Sufi saints. In Punjab, the poetry of Sufi saints such as Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Waris Shah and Sultan Bahu is very popular, and it is often sung at dargahs and festivals. Other famous Sufi singers include the Wadali Brothers, Abida Parveen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kailash Kher and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Why not the other options?

Carnatic music is the classical music of South India, linked with singers such as M.S. Subbulakshmi.

Rabindra Sangeet is the body of songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore.

Dhrupad is the oldest form of Hindustani vocal music, linked with Tansen and the Dagar family.