There were, at least in some places and times, bans on drums and drumming. The most notable and long-lasting one was in South Carolina, from 1740 to 1865. The Negro Act of 1740 banned drums and drumming, and other loud musical instruments that could be used for signalling. Weapons were also banned:

using and carrying wooden swords, and other mischievous and dangerous weapons, or using or keeping of drums, horns, or other loud instruments, which may call together or give sign or notice to one another of their wicked designs and purposes

This law was passed as a response to the Stono Rebellion of 1739 (often called at the time the Gullah War or the Insurrection of the Carolina Negroes). It was a frightful event for the government and much of the white population, even though it was a small uprising: small revolts can inspire much larger and much more dangerous revolts.

Drums were a particular target due to their use for long-distance communications, as commonly used in Atlantic Africa (West Africa, the Congo basin, and Angola). They were used in this way during the rebellion - the government banned drums for this reasons. The rebellion began as an escape of about 20 slaves, from the Stono district (named after the Stono River), who headed for Spanish Florida, killing two (white) men in the process of stealing guns and powder from a storehouse. On the way, they were joined by more slaves, and pursued. As they marched, they beat their drums, and even stopped and

set to Dancing, Singing and beating Drums to draw more Negroes to them

The militia caught up with them, and they fought. About 20 militiamen were killed, and about 25 of the escaping slaves. Some escaped, and probably made it to Florida. Others escaped, and hid in the local area (with the last-known of these being caught and executed in 1742). Others escaped and returned to their plantations, hoping their absence had not been noticed (and if it had been, they were promptly executed). Those who were caught after the battle were killed on the spot, by shooting or hanging.

Further reading:

On the Stono Rebellion and the role of drums and drumming: https://main.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1855-talking-drums

The text of the Negro Act of 1740: https://digital.scetv.org/teachingAmerhistory/pdfs/Transciptionof1740SlaveCodes.pdf

More on talking drums: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ea1ydp/was_there_any_kind_of_longdistance_communication/