In a suburb just outside staid and stuffy Solihull there is a surprise lurking - Akamba an African art and craft shop, garden centre and cafe, with Caribbean food and added music - reggae, soul and funk. You never know what you are going to find: hand-made pots, Fairtrade African art, exotic African prints and posters, all overlooked by giant metal animals - zebras, giraffes, chimpanzees. Magical
www.akamba.co.uk
Tythe Barn Lane, Dickens Heath, Solihull, B90 1PH
+44(0)121 733 3111
Google map: bit.ly/thl5y0
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