Francesco Baldini

Francesco Baldini, aka Frankys Black, (Siena, February 20, 1997) is an italian author, writer and musician. Drummer of the rock band Khakoo.

His musical career began in 2012 by attending the Domenico Altissimi music school in Ronciglione, studying singing, solfeggio and drums. In 2014 he opened his music YouTube channel where to date there are more than 100 videos including vocal covers, drum covers and much more.

From 2018 to 2024 he attended the Percentomusica music school in Rome where, in addition to studying drums, he also studied sound engineering, music theory, rhythmic sensitization and complementary piano.

Since 2022, he has been collaborating with musicians from all over the world on Fiverr.

In 2024 he released his first solo album "Miracles" and the first EP of his band Khakoo called "The Road So Far", blending his artistic and educational journey.

On March 18, 2025, he published his first novel entitled "The Path to Life - The Dreamer's Land". The following December 23rd he releases “The Path to Life 2 – The Silver Queen”.

Through his educational books, Francesco shares over 200 accurate drum scores, accompanied by audio tracks and personal interpretations, distributed across various volumes dedicated to the rock, pop, metal, and video game soundtrack genres, with the goal of helping every drummer grow, improve their technique, and enjoy playing the greatest hits of international music.