The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library Eastern Ontario. Joe’s M.I.L.L. is a registered charity that was founded in 2001 by close friends and family of the late Joe Chithalen. It is funded by grants, donations and numerous community-based fund raising events. The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library (Joe’s M.I.L.L.) is a library of musical instruments that any aspiring musician can borrow for their use – usually for a 4-week period. There is no charge for the loans. It is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The collection contains over 800 items that vary in type including guitars,
Rubab (instrument) is attached partway down the neck, similar to the fifth string of the American banjo. Rubab (instrument) Rubab, robab or rabab (, , , , "rubāb", Tajik and Uzbek "рубоб") is a lute-like musical instrument originating from central Afghanistan. The "rubab" is mainly used by Pashtun, Tajik, Turkish, Kashmiri, Baluch, Azerbaijani, and Iranian Kurdish classical musicians. Rubab is one of the national musical instruments of Afghanistan. It has "proliferated throughout West, Central, South and Southeast Asia." Rbab () is an Arabic word. According to the Arabic diacritics, vowels between consonants - apart from "Alif" (Aleph) are not written but articulates.