Manvir Singh reviews “The Mongol Storm,” by Nicholas Morton; “The Horde,” by Marie Favereau; “Empires of the Steppes,” by Kenneth W. Harl; and “Nomads,” by Anthony Sattin.
Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, Folkway Records, The Breath, Ndox Electrique, Soema Montenegro, Beginner’s Guide to Ebo Taylor and Dispatch from Ukraine, plus Billy Strings, Dubioza Kolektiv, John Francis Flynn, Sofia Kourtesis and Huun-Huur-Tu