Jamaica, the land of reggae, a music that has captured the world. The Jamaican capital Kingston and Montenegro's capital Podgorica are almost 12 hours of air travel apart - or would be, if a direct flight existed. Were an adventurer to decide to travel from one city to the other, his journey would in reality take a great deal more than half a day.

Still, a seed of reggae has managed to sprout in the faraway and mountainous Montenegro, thanks to a young man who sees his whole world in reggae. Fetah Mahmutović, better known as Feto, has just released his country's first ever reggae single, entitled "The Only Rasta" ("Jedini rastafer").

"Reggae is not something you can experience in a day, but anyone who has listened to reggae for a day knows it’s real music. Other types of music require lots of neon lights, but reggae you can listen to anywhere," says Feto, explaining what drew him to this particular type of music.

Still, Feto's name was known in Podgorica long before his musical debut. From his father Džaka Mahmutović – a famous boxer in his day – Feto inherited the family business of making 'burek,' a bakery treat made of thick filo-like pastry, beloved in much of Southeast Europe. Today Feto's reggae corner, the Mahmutović burek house "Zabjelo", has a long standing among the capital's burek-lovers. Located at the city's Budućnost Football Club stadium, the house draws its name from a Podgorica neighbourhood that its inhabitants proudly call 'the Republic.'

At Feto's burek house, the possibilities are endless. He makes burek from anything at hand - be it meat, cheese, walnuts, chocolate, apples, cinnamon, or plum jam. The walls of the house are filled with pictures of Bob Marley and reggae symbols, while the music playing from the loudspeakers is either reggae or popular rock songs by former Yugoslav bands.

When asked about artists who have influenced his taste, Feto says: "Among reggae musicians, Del Arno Band, Bob Marley, Abessinaisi... but most of all Montenegro's cultural underground. I won't name them, because that wouldn't make them very happy."

Feto recently filmed a video for "The Only Rasta" - which is currently his only single - and staged a phenomenal party at his burek house to celebrate the project which required so much time to realise. "Since I financed the song and the video myself, it took time to collect the funds. Everything in the video is real; I filmed it in my neighbourhood, in my house, in the places where I spend most of my time. I should be finishing another song in May, one about my childhood and roots. An album will be recorded when the funds are there," says Feto.

The "Zabjelo" burek house is a place that a better-informed visitor of Podgorica should not miss. Its owner, Feto, is likely to begin another career in music in the near future - for, as his song declares: he is "Feto, the only Rasta in town."