Eñin ej bwebwenato in Robert Enoch.  Ke eaar ḷaddik eaar dik im rūttoḷọk ilo Laura bukwōn en rej ṇa etan Lobat.

This is the story of legendary Robert Enoch, who grew up in Lobat Laura, Majuro.

Benny: Yokwe aolep eta in Benny Enoch a.k.a. One Cent. Im ña nejin leo rej ba Robert Enoch. Leo an Laura Skate im Ļā.  Ilo tōre ko ej ḷaddik wōt, kōjañjañ eaar jeḷā wōn E ṃokta jān an jeḷā ta in kōjañjañ. Kememej juon jota ebwe an eṃṃan lañ jọteenin eo kōj reilõñḷọk im elolo iju eṃōj ej al kōn al ne me ej ba “iju ko ilañ rej reilaltak ṇo ko ioon dān rej limajṇoṇo.”

Im lukkun bar juon iaan un ko bwe in lukkun kar jino kōjañjañ kōnke ikōnaan wōnṃaanḷọk wōt kōn jerbal ko an…ikōnaan wōnṃaanḷọk wōt kōn jerbal ko an bwe en emourur ñan raan kein.

Also one of the many reasons I learned to play music, is just to keep on doing what he started, and to keep it alive and going for this day and age. 

Hi, hello and greetings everybody. My name is Benny Enoch a.k.a. Juon Cent. I am the son of Robert Enoch, founding band member and owner of Laura Skate im Ļā. While he was growing up, music knew him before he knew music. I remember one evening, the sky was quite clear, you could look and see the stars so clearly, and he begin to sing, ” The stars in skies are looking down, and the waves are breaking into foaming ripples and swells.”

One cent rapping: Suka, suka, suka suka suka look at the women, I don’t care what you say. Likin lobat eḷaññe kōjaje ia in.

Im ekkar ñan Benny bwe ḷōḷḷap eo ej juon eo me elukuun jeḷā ekkōn al.

According to Benny, his dad was very gifted in creating and writing new songs.

Benny: Unin aō ba menin ke kōnke jet ka iien ej make iaan.  Emaroñ make iaan im lak itok, ekwe juon en an eṃōj an kine.

The reason why I said this is because most often his dad would be by himself and whenever he would showed up, he would be bringing a new song.

Luncheon meat: Ij kememej kar ilo kar 90 ko / I remember it was in the 90’s 

Lake Dube: 90 some kani ako 80 some, tōre kani me ej elukuun kar popular / 90’s or 80’s…was really popular during those years. 

Jeff Thomas: Laura Skate im Ļā ej juon iaan band ko ebwe aer kar bunbun ilo tōre ko. /Laura Skate im Ļā was one of the very popular band during those times. 

Luncheon meat: Ñaij kijoñ roñjaki al ko an Laura Skate im Ļā. Al ko an Robert Enoch.  Juon eo me ekadik kalimomo al ko an, ekadik kōbalbal al ko an, ekadik ka būroṃōjṃōj bar al ko an ilo tōre kein.

I used to listen to the Skate im Ļā band, those songs by Robert Enoch, his songs were quite upbeat and very exciting, but he also had some very sad songs during those years as well. 

Lake Dube: Juon iaan ri kōjañjañ ro me eaar lukkun eṃṃan al ko an im bunbun, leo rej ba Robert Enoch. /He was one of those singers that had very good songs and was very famous, the one known as Robert Enoch. 

Luncheon meat:  Ṃōttan lōmaro ro raar bōklōñ tak etan Majōl ilo menin kōjañjañ. / He was one of those that made the Marshall Islands known through his music and songs. 

Loling Morris:  What’s up everbody? It’s your boy Loling all the way from the island of Rubkwiwe all the way from Jaliut.  I just wannna give a big shout out to my boy, one of the legends.  Growing up listening to his songs, you know, affected me, affected me a lot in so many ways and made me become who I am today.  Robert Enoch, a big shout out to you, sir. Salute.  

Ejet enaan aolep? Ña Loling jān Rubkwiwe, ilo aelōñ in Jaliut. Ikōnaan laṃōj kōn juon ainikien elaaj ñan juon iaan ro eḷap bwebwenato in ilo aō kar rūttoḷọk im roñjaki al ko an, kwōjeḷā eḷap an jelōt eō, ejelet eō ilo elōñ kain wāwein ko, im ekōṃṃan bwe in maroñ tōpar ije ij pād ie rainin. Robert Enoch, juon kile eo eḷap im elaaj ñan eok, ij kile im kautiej eok.

Luncheon meat:  Im eḷap an lukkun eṃṃan meḷeḷe ko aer im al ko aer im, rōkairuj kar jukjukin pād ko ilo Majōl in. / Their songs had really good meanings, and were very inspiring and motivated the communities all throughout these Islands.

Jeff Thomas:  Tōre kein ejjeḷọk, ke lukkun live, ak joñan aer jejjōt aer kōṃṃane. You may continue to rest in peace, legend Robert Enoch.

During these times, they weren’t able to do live streaming but they performed so well. En wōnṃaanḷọk im kakkije ilo aenōṃṃan, Legend Robert Enoch. 

Im un leplep in aer kōṃṃane bideo in ñan aer kakemejmej armej rōt eo an Robert Enoch, Laura Skate im Ļā, ro im raar pioneer ñan kōj, ro im raar kōṃṃani joñak ko, buñtōn ne ko, im er eo raar letok ainikien kōjañjañ ilo juon kajin eo eḷap an eṃṃan im aiboojboj im emejaja ilo music.  

The real reason why we did this video is for people to remember the likes of Robert Enoch and the Skate im Ļā band, and those who became pioneers for us in music, and set the precedent for us, the ones who gave us the sound of music in a language so profound and beautiful.

Benny:  Im jebūroṃōj bwe eṃōj an ṃootḷọk lo kar 2021 ak jej lo bwe ej mour wōt ilo al kein ad. / We are very sad that he passed away in 2021, but we recognize that he’s still living among us through his songs.