instrument and its traditional repertoire face the same big challenges that other traditional instruments face, the competition posed by modern music. Musicians are working now to make the instrument more popular. The kse muoy is a variant of the instrument, having an extra gourd on the bottom. References External links Interview with Sok Douch, recorded in November of 2001 at Wat Bo in Siem Reap, conducted by Chath pier Sath and Arn Chorn-Pond. Video about the drive to expand general knowledge of the kse diev in Cambodia. Kse diev page on Sounds of Angkor, a Cambodian-based site of traditional musical instruments. Story of a blind man who went on to study the kse diev. Cambodian musical instruments Stick zithers