1) Lute is an American hip-hop artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. His debut album West1996 was released on 22nd February 2012. 2) Casalmaggiore, Italy (2005-present) Lute (stylized as LVTE) is a band consisting of three components (guitar, toy keyboards and drums) that was born in 2005 and has 6 records on various formats (CD-R, CD Gla ss master, vinyls, K7) and products from various labels Italian and not (Bleuaudio IT and Tafuzzy IT, Allure FR .