Yaa will be reopened in 2010

This is an attempt to highlight the plight of the Nubian people and their threat of extinction and the loss, due to flooding caused by dam-building projects in the area, of numerous ancient archeological sites. Yaa Carnival Group is one of London’s major carnival bands participating in Notting Hill Carnival. The group has been functional for the past 25 years, and has received many awards for its productions. It tours throughout Europe, and won the Battles of the Bands competition in 2002. The group works closely with artists from Trinidad and Tobago, and is now a partner of the Carnival Village Project, based in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster.

Around 5.000 years ago, a rich and powerful nation called the Kingdom of Kush (also referred to as ancient Nubia) was a centre of culture and military might in Africa. Ancient Nubia had a wealth of natural resources including gold, ivory, copper, frankincense and ebony, but also produced and traded a variety of goods such as pottery. The Nubians are believed to be the first human race on earth, and most of their customs and traditions were adopted by ancient Egyptians. To the Greeks, they were known as Ethiopians, from whom they gained their knowledge. This is an important topic, as we are all originally from the Nubian race and their history is also our world's history.