The answer is true since Vanessa Mae was a famous viola player in Britain having been the most wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the UK while Yehudi Menuhin was one of the greatest viola player in the 20th century.
When recording music and making records became popular , artists and composers started creating songs they had heard their entire lives , song with Latin influence. The Beatles used core progressions, baselines , and rhythms in their songs that were all influenced by Latin music