What makes a drum sacred?

In The Serpent’s Drum, Asar Adewale Farid introduces us to a legendary heirloom — a drum forged from serpent skin and ancestral bloodlines. But this is no ordinary instrument. It carries prophecy, pain, and the power to heal generations.

Drums have long been vessels of spiritual connection in African traditions. Their rhythms speak in codes. They awaken memory. And in Farid’s novel, the drum becomes a portal — a bridge between the forgotten past and an uncertain future.

This blog explores how the serpent represents both wisdom and betrayal — and how sound, when struck with purpose, becomes a tool for resurrection.