He grew up in the slums of Eastern Kingston's Franklin Town and received an informal education from a Rasta named Negus. He began writing poetry in 1971 He considered himself a political prisoner. Onuora toured Europe extensively, forming a friendship with Linton Kwesi Johnson and released his first album Pressure Drop which featured several poems from ECHO in France, on the Blue Moon Music label and in the USA on Heartbeat Records in 1986. He toured the USA and France with his AK7 (Armageddon Knights Column 7) band performing at the prestigious Angoulême Jazz Festival in France. In 2010, Onuora announced a new album, entitled A Movement, and his intention to return to live performance.[6] The album was released in May 2013, featuring pianist Monty Alexander and Sly and Robbie, and is a tribute to his wife Adugo Ranglin-Onuora.
